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vdhoangson/laravel-api-auth
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Laravel Api Authentication

v1.0(11mo ago)122PHPPHP ^8.2

Since Jun 5Pushed 11mo agoCompare

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Laravel API Auth
================

[](#laravel-api-auth)

A simple Laravel package for API authentication using custom client credentials via headers.

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

[](#installation)

1. **Install the package**

```
composer require vdhoangson/laravel-api-auth
```

2. **Register the Service Provider** (if not auto-discovered)

Add to `bootstrap/providers.php`:

*(This package autoload provider)*

```
Vdhoangson\LaravelApiAuth\LaravelApiAuthServiceProvider::class,
```

3. **Publish config and run migrations**

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-api-auth-config
php artisan migrate
```

4. **Add data to the `api_clients` table**

Create a record with the fields: `name`, `client`, `client_secret`.

5. **Use the middleware in your routes**

```
Route::middleware('client-auth')->get('/test', function () {
    return response()->json(['message' => 'Authenticated!']);
});
```

6. **Send a test request**

Send a request with the following headers:

- `X-Client`
- `X-Client-Secret`

Example:

```
curl -H "X-Client: your_client" -H "X-Client-Secret: your_secret" http://your-app.local/api/test
```

Funding
-------

[](#funding)

If you find this package helpful, you can support the author via GitHub Sponsors:

[github.com/sponsors/vdhoangson](https://github.com/sponsors/vdhoangson)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

340d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f829efb802719122e2b5405a6e123b3f425c87b840c211b7361048c5caa1bce4?d=identicon)[vdhoangson](/maintainers/vdhoangson)

---

Top Contributors

[![vdhoangson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4547214?v=4)](https://github.com/vdhoangson "vdhoangson (1 commits)")

---

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