Developing Fast and Secure APIs in Laravel

Gain insights into developing fast, secure APIs in Laravel. Delve into validation, testing, API resources, and Laravel Sanctum, useful for mobile app developers and third parties.

Intermediate

30 Lessons

3h 40min

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into developing fast, secure APIs in Laravel. Delve into validation, testing, API resources, and Laravel Sanctum, useful for mobile app developers and third parties.

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This course includes

15 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

This course includes

15 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, and elegant syntax. In this course, you will be making API endpoints for a restaurant management system using Laravel. Laravel offers many features for developing and managing API endpoints quickly. During this course, you will use them and touch upon some very important features like validation, testing helpers, API resources, Laravel Sanctum, and more. Along the way, you will be tested with quizzes to evaluate your understanding. By the end of this...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn exposing API endpoints from Laravel web apps

Practise using some of the best Laravel features

Learn the Postman tool to manually test, manage, and share API endpoints with third parties

What You'll Learn

Learn exposing API endpoints from Laravel web apps

Course Content

Introduction to the Course

Get familiar with Laravel API development, utilizing Postman for effective endpoint testing.

About this Course

Testing APIs with Postman

Authentication

Solve challenges with user authentication, automated tests, and login mechanisms using Laravel's tools.

Welcome New Users Via an API Automating the Tests Next API - Login Tests for Login Quiz Yourself on Authentication with Laravel

Restaurants

Examine building and securing API endpoints for restaurant management in Laravel.

Laying the Foundation Launching Restaurants APIs CRUD at Your Fingertips Time to Automate Tests Again Quiz Yourself on Launching APIs

Menu Items

Break down the steps to managing menu items, ensuring security, and optimizing API performance.

Protecting New Doors (API Endpoints)Practice Makes You Better Cache and Rule

Tables

Map out the steps for managing tables, implementing CRUD operations, and transitioning table states.

Manage the Tables Transitioning Table States Quiz Yourself on Managing Tables and Transitioning a State

Orders

8 Lessons

Focus on designing efficient order schemas, booking tables, managing order items, and thorough testing.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Build on Laravel's features for secure, maintainable, and scalable API development.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Learn how to use Laravel setup and advanced Postman features for efficient API development.

Course Author

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Anthony Walker

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