PHPackages apivalk/apivalk - PHPackages - PHPackages [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register) 1. [Directory](/) 2. / 3. [HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. apivalk/apivalk ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) apivalk/apivalk =============== A Lightweight, Framework-Agnostic REST API Ecosystem for PHP. Built for speed, precision, and type-safe development. v2.3.1(5d ago)54.9kโ†“56.4%4[18 issues](https://github.com/apivalk/apivalk/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.2CI passing Since Dec 20Pushed 5d ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/apivalk/apivalk)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/apivalk/apivalk)[ Docs](https://apivalk.com)[ RSS](/packages/apivalk-apivalk/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (15)Versions (19)Used By (0) [![apivalk](docs/img/logo.png)](docs/img/logo.png) apivalk ๐Ÿฆ… ========= [](#apivalk-) [![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/996a0af98da617c0fb4544a97b752bab71c7ec97f5dbfca1d1d63593af725f6e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f61706976616c6b2f61706976616c6b)](https://packagist.org/packages/apivalk/apivalk)[![PHP](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f741faa3bc9ecd36f76a35dced7826d4ad96fdb58b70962496f9a676ee73b561/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048502d372e322532422d626c7565)](https://www.php.net)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f8df3091bbe1149f398a5369b2c39e896766f9f6efba3477c63e9b4aa940ef14/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e)](LICENSE)[![Docs](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9c388f69acf4f2e2ea0ed89e6a6ecc5e1202b77c78c52ed182d59e20c2055d7d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f646f63732d646f63732e61706976616c6b2e636f6d2d363336366631)](https://docs.apivalk.com) **OpenAPI-first PHP framework for type-safe REST APIs.** Framework-agnostic ยท PSR-7/15/11/3 ยท PHP 7.2+ --- The Problem ----------- [](#the-problem) OpenAPI specs drift from code. `$_POST['name']` has no type. Nobody knows which endpoints are secured. You maintain two things โ€” the code and the docs โ€” and they never quite agree. apivalk makes your PHP classes the single source of truth. Define a property once โ†’ automatic validation, type casting, OpenAPI 3.0 generation, and full IDE autocompletion. --- Why apivalk? ๐Ÿค” -------------- [](#why-apivalk-) - ๐Ÿ“„ **Code is the spec** โ€” `getDocumentation()` on your request/response classes drives validation, type casting, and OpenAPI generation from one definition. No annotation parsing, no separate YAML. - ๐Ÿ” **Zero route registration** โ€” drop a controller into your directory. `ClassLocator` auto-discovers it and caches the route index. No config files to update. - โšก **Resource CRUD** โ€” one `AbstractResource` declaration generates five typed CRUD endpoints with full OpenAPI coverage. ~15 hand-authored classes collapse into one resource + five thin controllers. - ๐Ÿ”’ **Security built in** โ€” JWT (JWK-based), scope enforcement, and three route security levels out of the box. - ๐Ÿง  **Typed everything** โ€” by the time `__invoke()` runs, input is sanitized, validated, and cast. You get `$request->body()->name`, not `$_POST['name']`. - ๐Ÿ’ก **Full IDE autocompletion** โ€” `DocBlockGenerator` rewrites your request classes with typed `@method` annotations and generates `Shape/` classes per bag. `$request->body()->`, `$request->sorting()->`, `$request->filtering()->` all autocomplete with correct types in PhpStorm and VS Code โ€” zero hand-written boilerplate. --- Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require apivalk/apivalk ``` > PHP 7.2+, `ext-json`, `ext-mbstring` โ€” [full installation guide โ†’](https://docs.apivalk.com/installation) --- Quick Start ----------- [](#quick-start) ### Bootstrap [](#bootstrap) ```