Building a RESTful API with Laravel

Laravel makes it incredibly easy to build RESTful APIs. In this guide, we'll create a simple API for managing blog posts.

Defining the Route

Route::apiResource('posts', PostController::class);

The Controller

class PostController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return PostResource::collection(
            Post::latest()->paginate()
        );
    }

    public function store(StorePostRequest $request)
    {
        $post = Post::create($request->validated());
        return new PostResource($post);
    }
}

Adding Filters

Use query parameters to filter results:

Post::where('category_id', $request->category_id)
    ->latest()
    ->paginate();

Laravel handles pagination, authentication, and rate limiting out of the box.