Create a CRUD API with Laravel and Postman

Name: Create a CRUD API with Laravel and Postman
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Learn how to leverage the power of a Laravel back end API.

Created byQuentin Watt

Last updated 10/2021

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What you'll learn

Learn how to create a CRUD API with Laravel.
API resource routes in Laravel
Laravel Resources and Resource Collections
How to use Postman to test your API
How to set up Laravel with Laravel Valet
How to set up Laravel with Laravel Homestead

Course content

2 sections • 12 lectures • 1h 34m total length

Installing Vagrant7:23
Install Laravel Homestead using Vagrant and VirtualBox, compare Valet and Homestead, and learn terminal-based setup steps for Mac and Windows environments.
Installing Homestead7:16
Install and configure Homestead with Vagrant, map a code directory, and boot the Vagrant box. Set up a site queue costs test with a database queue costs.
Mapping your hosts file6:04
Map the code directory in the Vagrant box, SSH in, and run halt, up, or provision to sync changes; install Laravel and prepare the hosts file for browser access.
Setting up multiple Laravel Projects2:22
Set up multiple Laravel projects by mapping a local domain to 127.0.0.1, editing the hosts file, and configuring Homestead sites, then access on port 8000.
Installing Laravel5:01

Set up your Laravel Project10:41
In this tutorial we'll set up an API as a subdomain with Laravel and use Postman to send a few test requests.
API Tools Quiz
Seeding fake data with a factory11:19
This tutorial will use Laravel's factories and faker to seed entries into the database.
Factories and Seeders Pop Quiz
Make a RESTful CRUD API in Laravel12:40
In this tutorial we cover the RESTful api routes with Laravel's resources and resource collections.
RESTful quiz
Store and Update Routes14:41
In this tutorial we will add the store and update methods to our controller.
Destroying a record4:00
This tutorial will cover deleting records from our database and saving a request in postman.
API Versioning12:12
This tutorial talks about keeping your API backwards compatible with API versioning.
What to remember about API versioning
Final video1:12
Access the final video, follow the GitHub repo and readme to set up the same API, and review the basic concepts of building an API.

Requirements

You should have basic knowledge of PHP
You should be able to create a new Laravel installation
You should be familiar with the command line

Description

Learn how to create a CRUD API in Laravel. We'll create an app that contains Show, Create, Update, and Delete requests and returning our data as an API resource. HTTP responses will be tested with Postman.

You can later replace Postman with a JavaScript SPA built in React or Vue to fetch data from the app.

Who this course is for:

Laravel beginners
Back end developers
Full Stack Developers
Mobile developers who need an API for the back end of their app

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