Setting up the Controller

php artisan controller:make ContactsController
	

 app/routes.php$api->version('v1', function ($api) {
    $api->resource('users', 'App\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\UserController');
});
	

 app/controllers/ContactsController.phpclass UsersController extends BaseController {

  public function index() {}          // GET    /
  public function create() {}         // GET    /create
  public function store() {}          // POST   /
  public function show($id) {}        // GET    /1
  public function edit($id) {}        // GET    /1/edit
  public function update($id) {}      // PUT    /1
  public function destroy($id) {}     // DELETE /1

}
	

php artisan api:routes
	

Different drivers are available

Let's start with Basic authentication

 app/routes.php$api->version('v1', ['middleware' => 'api.auth'], function ($api) {
      $api->resource('users', 'App\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\UserController');
  });
	

Different drivers are available

Now what about JWT ?

 app/routes.php$api->version('v1', ['middleware' => 'api.auth'], function ($api) {
      $api->resource('users', 'App\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\UserController');
  });

  $api->version('v2', ['middleware' => 'api.auth', 'providers' => ['basic', 'jwt']], function ($api) {
      $api->resource('users', 'App\Http\Controllers\Api\V1\UserController');
  });
	

Use the right codes for the right situation

There's three different trees: x, prs, and vnd. The standards tree you use will 
depend upon the project you're developing.

The unregistered tree (x) is primarily meant for local or private environments.
The personal tree (prs) is primarily meant for projects that are not distributed commerically.
The vendor tree (vnd) is primarily meant for projects that are publically available and distributed.
Subtypes using the personal or vendor trees are technically meant to register with the IANA.
You can configure this in your .env file.

API_STANDARDS_TREE=vnd
	

Accept: application/vnd.LaravelMontrealv1+json