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Informations about the package laravel-api-starter-kit
Laravel API Starter Kit
A minimal, opinionated Laravel 13 starter kit for building versioned JSON APIs. It ships with authentication, a strict code quality pipeline, and a Docker-based development environment so you can start writing endpoints immediately.
Requirements
- PHP 8.5+
- Composer
- Docker (for Laravel Sail)
- Node.js and npm (used by the
setupscript for asset compilation)
Installation
Using the Laravel installer (recommended)
Requires the Laravel installer (composer global require laravel/installer).
Using Composer create-project
Both methods above trigger post-create-project-cmd automatically: they generate the application key, create the SQLite database file, and run the initial migrations.
Cloning the repository
The setup script installs Composer and npm dependencies, generates the application key, runs migrations, and compiles front-end assets.
Running Locally
Start the Docker services:
Then start the development process (HTTP server, queue worker, log viewer, and Vite):
Stop Docker services when done:
Ports
| Service | Default port |
|---|---|
| HTTP | 80 |
| Vite | 5173 |
| Redis | 6379 |
Override any port by setting APP_PORT, VITE_PORT, or FORWARD_REDIS_PORT in your .env file.
API Structure
All API routes live under routes/api/ and are version-prefixed. The router loads routes/api/api.php, which applies a v1 prefix and delegates to routes/api/v1/v1.php. New API versions follow the same pattern by adding a new prefix group and a corresponding directory.
Current Endpoints
| Method | Path | Middleware | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/user | auth:sanctum | Returns the authenticated user |
Responses follow the Laravel API Resources pattern.
Authentication
This kit uses Laravel Sanctum v4 for token-based authentication. Sanctum is configured out of the box including the personal_access_tokens table migration.
To obtain a token, issue one from Tinker or build an endpoint:
Pass the token in the Authorization header:
Protected routes use the auth:sanctum middleware.
Development Commands
All commands are registered as Composer scripts and run via composer run <name>.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
composer run setup |
Full first-run setup: install deps, generate key, migrate, build assets |
composer run dev |
Start all services concurrently: PHP server, queue worker, log viewer (Pail), Vite |
composer run analyse |
Run PHPStan static analysis (level 7, 2 GB memory limit) |
composer run format |
Run Laravel Pint to fix code style |
composer run refactor |
Run Rector to apply automated refactors |
composer run test |
Clear config cache and run the full test suite |
composer run test:parallel |
Run tests in parallel across 5 processes |
Additional utility scripts:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
composer run analyse:debug |
PHPStan with verbose debug output |
composer run test:format |
Check code style without making changes (Pint dry-run) |
composer run test:refactor |
Preview Rector changes without applying them |
Code Quality
Laravel Pint
Laravel Pint enforces PSR-12 as the base preset with additional rules defined in pint.json (strict types, final classes, strict comparisons, arrow functions, and more).
PHPStan / Larastan
Larastan runs PHPStan at level 7 against the app/ directory. Configuration lives in phpstan.neon.
Rector
Rector is configured in rector.php to target PHP 8.5 syntax and Laravel 13 idioms. It runs against both app/ and tests/.
Testing
The project uses Pest v4 with the Laravel plugin. Test suites are defined in phpunit.xml:
tests/Unit/— isolated unit teststests/Feature/— feature tests (database, HTTP)
Feature tests automatically use RefreshDatabase and fake Storage, HTTP, Queue, and Bus.
Filter to a specific test:
Architecture Tests
tests/Feature/ArchTest.php enforces project-wide rules on every CI run:
- No
dd,dump, orraycalls left in code - No direct
env()calls outside of config files - All classes under
App\must declare strict types and use strict equality operators
AI Development
This project includes Laravel Boost v2, which exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI coding agents such as Claude Code.
The MCP server is configured in .mcp.json and runs via Sail:
Boost provides agents with tools for database inspection, documentation search, error log access, and URL resolution, all scoped to this application's installed package versions.
The boost.json file controls which agents, skills, and integrations are active. Current skills: laravel-best-practices, pest-testing, spatie-laravel-php, spatie-javascript, spatie-security, spatie-version-control.
License
This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.
All versions of laravel-api-starter-kit with dependencies
laravel/framework Version ^13.8
laravel/sanctum Version ^4.3
laravel/tinker Version ^3.0