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thisisdevelopment/laravel-api-token-middleware
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Simple API token middleware for internal APIs

v1.4.0(2mo ago)01.7k1PHPPHP >=7

Since Apr 6Pushed 2mo ago8 watchersCompare

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laravel-api-token-middleware
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[](#laravel-api-token-middleware)

Simple API token middleware for Laravel applications

### Setup

[](#setup)

Publish the config by using the following command

`php artisan vendor:publish --provider="ThisIsDevelopment\LaravelApiTokenMiddleware\ApiTokenServiceProvider"`

The API token, token header field and unauthorized message are now configurable in `config/laravel-api-token-middleware.php`, the token is loaded from the `INTERNAL_API_TOKEN` env field by default.

### Usage

[](#usage)

To use the middleware, include:

`ThisIsDevelopment\LaravelApiTokenMiddleware\Http\Middleware\VerifyInternalApiToken`

In your middleware list.

###  Health Score

46

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FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~369 days

Total

5

Last Release

61d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6728434?v=4)[Eric de Ruiter](/maintainers/ederuiter)[@ederuiter](https://github.com/ederuiter)

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