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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. specialtactics/l5-api-boilerplate Abandoned → [https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate](/?search=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fspecialtactics%2Flaravel-api-boilerplate)Project[API Development](/categories/api) specialtactics/l5-api-boilerplate ================================= An API boilerplate for Laravel v6.0.1(12mo ago)54217797[5 issues](https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI failing Since Oct 21Pushed 1mo ago22 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/specialtactics/l5-api-boilerplate)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/specialtactics)[ RSS](/packages/specialtactics-l5-api-boilerplate/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (38)Used By (0) [![CI Tests](https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate/actions)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c89254c23b2454680a27d7cba4c3d4a0f1d81d694153cffa18d3a3ffb349fde5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7370656369616c746163746963732f6c61726176656c2d6170692d626f696c6572706c6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE)[![Development Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fb4a24a8f94ae3377a2555dd0564e52b00a7a245a9268c1862641a1cbed1be76/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f767072652f7370656369616c746163746963732f6c61726176656c2d6170692d626f696c6572706c6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/640c3d52b2764f179ef3cf089b604516a8c4ac0a06f055a46c6a7fce9428b787/68747470733a2f2f6c61726176656c2e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d672f636f6d706f6e656e74732f6c6f676f2d6c61726176656c2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/640c3d52b2764f179ef3cf089b604516a8c4ac0a06f055a46c6a7fce9428b787/68747470733a2f2f6c61726176656c2e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d672f636f6d706f6e656e74732f6c6f676f2d6c61726176656c2e737667) About Laravel API Boilerplate ----------------------------- [](#about-laravel-api-boilerplate) This is a boilerplate for writing RESTful API projects using Laravel. The aim of this boilerplate is to provide developers with scaffolding and common functionality which will make writing APIs exceedingly quick, efficient and convenient. It is intended for this repository to be used when starting a new API project. Therefore, instead of cloning the laravel repository, you should clone this one. The principles of this boilerplate are to; - Save developers considerable effort by using reasonable conventions - Allow for everything the boilerplate provides to be easily extended and entirely customised to suit developer needs, through normal PHP inheritance - As well as allow developers to easily use the boilerplate functionality and mix it in with their own implementation - Follow REST standards very closely - Use existing Laravel features and existing Laravel add-on packages where possible - Add many convenient features useful for writing APIs - Maintain a high level of performance Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) For setup, usage guidance, and all other docs - please consult the [Project Wiki](https://github.com/specialtactics/l5-api-boilerplate/wiki). Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) If you would like to contribute to this project, please feel free to submit a pull request. If you plan to do any major work - it may be worthwhile messaging the author beforehand to explain your plans and get them approved. Please keep in mind, this package is only the template portion of the boilerplate, the main portion is [l5-api](https://github.com/specialtactics/l5-api). Before adding any new functionality, you should consider whether it's possible at all to keep it out of this project and rather put it into l5-api, as that is preferred. Check out the documentation of supporting projects -------------------------------------------------- [](#check-out-the-documentation-of-supporting-projects) Every great project stands on the shoulders of giants. Check out the documentation of these key supporting packages to learn more; - [Laravel](https://laravel.com/docs/) - [Dingo API](https://github.com/dingo/api/wiki) - [Tymon JWT Auth](https://github.com/tymondesigns/jwt-auth) - [League Fractal](https://fractal.thephpleague.com/) - [Laravel UUID](https://github.com/webpatser/laravel-uuid/tree/2.1.1) Recommended Packages -------------------- [](#recommended-packages) I have tried to include only the packages thought absolutely necessary, so here is a list of packages I recommend checking out: #### General [](#general) - [PHP CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) - [PHP-VCR](https://github.com/php-vcr/php-vcr) #### For Debugging [](#for-debugging) - [Bugsnag for Laravel](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-laravel) - [Sentry](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-laravel) License ------- [](#license) This boilerplate, much like the Laravel framework is open-source software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). ### Health Score 58 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance73 Regular maintenance activity Popularity34 Limited adoption so far Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity86 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 98.1% 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 ~93 days Recently: every ~312 days Total 26 Last Release 299d ago Major Versions v0.x-dev → v1.0.02019-07-25 v1.x-dev → v2.0.02020-05-12 v2.0.3 → v3.0.02021-06-05 v3.0.2 → v5.0.02025-01-04 v5.0.0 → v6.0.02025-02-01 PHP version history (6 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.1.3 v1.1.x-devPHP ^7.2 v2.0.0PHP ^7.2.5 v3.0.0PHP ^7.3|^8.0 v5.0.0PHP >=8.1 v6.0.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/bc89017f9e8b3619571aa2988c766c97a57f78e007b90867fbf19ac13128634f?d=identicon)[specialtactics](/maintainers/specialtactics) --- Top Contributors [![specialtactics](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2955754?v=4)](https://github.com/specialtactics "specialtactics (159 commits)")[![camilajenny](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17968722?v=4)](https://github.com/camilajenny "camilajenny (1 commits)")[![Tom5om](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4668890?v=4)](https://github.com/Tom5om "Tom5om (1 commits)")[![WDOTIO](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44642458?v=4)](https://github.com/WDOTIO "WDOTIO (1 commits)") --- Tags apiapi-boilerplateboilerplateconvenienthacktoberfesthacktoberfest2020laravellaravel-apilaravel-api-boilerplatelaravel-boilerplateapilaravelboilerplatelaravel-apiapi boilerplate ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/specialtactics-l5-api-boilerplate/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/specialtactics-l5-api-boilerplate/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/specialtactics-l5-api-boilerplate) ``` ### Alternatives [openai-php/laravel OpenAI PHP for Laravel is a supercharged PHP API client that allows you to interact with the Open AI API 3.7k7.6M74](/packages/openai-php-laravel)[specialtactics/laravel-api-boilerplate An API boilerplate for Laravel 5441.5k](/packages/specialtactics-laravel-api-boilerplate)[nickurt/laravel-postcodeapi Universal PostcodeApi for Laravel 11.x/12.x/13.x 97221.2k](/packages/nickurt-laravel-postcodeapi)[aimeos/aimeos-headless Aimeos headless ecommerce system 2.5k2.3k](/packages/aimeos-aimeos-headless)[mozex/anthropic-laravel Anthropic PHP for Laravel is a supercharged PHP API client that allows you to interact with the Anthropic API 71226.4k1](/packages/mozex-anthropic-laravel)[scriptdevelop/whatsapp-manager Paquete para manejo de WhatsApp Business API en Laravel 762.6k](/packages/scriptdevelop-whatsapp-manager) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)