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matbcvo/laravel-token-auth
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Laravel Token Auth
==================

[](#laravel-token-auth)

A lightweight package that simplifies API token management in your Laravel applications. It provides Artisan commands and middleware support to create, manage, and authenticate API tokens efficiently.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Create API tokens: Generate and store new API tokens.
- List API tokens: View existing tokens with their details.
- Delete API tokens: Remove existing tokens with confirmation prompts.
- Middleware integration: Secure your API routes with a simple token-based authentication middleware.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install the package via Composer:

```
composer require matbcvo/laravel-token-auth
```

Publish the migration files to your application's `database/migrations` directory:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Matbcvo\LaravelTokenAuth\LaravelTokenAuthServiceProvider" --tag=migrations
```

Run the migrations to create the `api_tokens` table in your database:

```
php artisan migrate
```

Middleware
----------

[](#middleware)

To secure your routes using the provided middleware, you can authenticate API requests based on a token.

### Apply middleware to API routes

[](#apply-middleware-to-api-routes)

The package registers a middleware alias `auth.token`. You can use this alias:

```
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::middleware('auth.token')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/protected-route', function () {
        return response()->json(['message' => 'You have access to this route!']);
    });
});
```

You can use the middleware class directly for explicit clarity:

```
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use Matbcvo\LaravelTokenAuth\Http\Middleware\AuthenticateApiToken;

Route::middleware(AuthenticateApiToken::class)->group(function() {
    Route::get('/protected-route', function () {
        return response()->json(['message' => 'You have access to this route!']);
    });
});
```

Commands
--------

[](#commands)

This package provides the following Artisan commands:

### Create a new API token

[](#create-a-new-api-token)

To generate and save a new API token, use the following command:

```
php artisan api-token:create {name} {--expires=}
```

Parameters:

- `name` (required): This is the descriptive name for the token, useful for identifying its purpose.
- `--expires` (optional): The token's expiration time in minutes. If not provided, the token will not expire.

### List all API tokens

[](#list-all-api-tokens)

View all existing API tokens:

```
php artisan api-token:list
```

### Delete an API token

[](#delete-an-api-token)

Delete a specific API token by its ID:

```
php artisan api-token:delete {id}
```

You’ll be asked to confirm before deletion.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

The package provides a configuration file to customize its behavior. To publish the configuration file, run:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Matbcvo\LaravelTokenAuth\LaravelTokenAuthServiceProvider" --tag=config
```

### Available configuration options

[](#available-configuration-options)

The configuration file includes the following options:

- Token length

    Defines the length of the API token. By default, it is set to 60 characters.

    ```
    'token_length' => 60,
    ```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter issues or have feature requests, please submit them via GitHub issues.

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-source and available under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~13 days

Total

2

Last Release

496d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0457c69d8e6da50d3f67462e97797c9f4f1196c66840b3377b3b9ff41c8c44b3?d=identicon)[matbcvo](/maintainers/matbcvo)

---

Top Contributors

[![matbcvo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1006437?v=4)](https://github.com/matbcvo "matbcvo (15 commits)")

---

Tags

laravellaravel-apilaravel-api-authlaravel-api-authentication

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

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