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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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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 course, you will have complete confidence in your ability to create API endpoints, which will come in handy for mobile app developers and other third parties.

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, and elegant syntax. In this course, you will be making API endpoints for...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

Learn exposing API endpoints from Laravel web apps

Content

30 Lessons5 Quizzes

Introduction to the Course

2 Lessons

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

About this Course

Testing APIs with Postman

Authentication

5 Lessons

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

5 Lessons

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

3 Lessons

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

3 Lessons

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.

Orders

Book a Table

List Orders of a Restaurant

Add Order Items

Changes in the Customer wishes

Order Item Tests

Completion of the Order

Quiz Yourself on Orders

Conclusion

2 Lessons

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

Summary

What’s Next?

Appendix

2 Lessons

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

Install Laravel and Other Dependencies

Advanced Postman

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Gaurav Makhecha

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