Laravel 7 Passport Refresh Token Example

In this tutorial you will learn about the Laravel 7 Passport Refresh Token Example and its application with practical example.

In Laravel creates rest API with passport refresh token example tutorial, I’ll show you how to create restful api with laravel passport refresh token example.

In this tutorial you will learn step by step how to create rest API with passport refresh token in laravel. You will also learn how to set passport token expired time in this example and also get access token in laravel apps.

Laravel Create REST API with Passport Refresh Token Example Tutorial

In this step by step tutorial you will be able to create laravel api authentication and token with passport refresh token laravel apps:

  • Download Laravel New App
  • Add Database Detail
  • Install Passport Packages in Laravel
  • Run Migration and Install Passport Auth
  • Configuration Passport Package
  • Create APIs Route
  • Create Controller & Methods
  • Now Test Laravel REST API in Postman

Install Laravel Application

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel using the below command

Database Configuration

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

Install Passport Package In Laravel

In this step, you need switch to project directory and the following commands:

Once you have installed laravel passport, register providers. Open config/app.php. So update the following code into config/app.php file:

config/app.php

go to the app/providers/AppServiceProvider.php and put the two line of code inside a boot method :

Run Migration and Install Passport Auth

Now, run the following migration command.

Next, you need to generate a passport encryption key. So run the following command.

Configuration Passport Package

Now, we need to configure passport package. Go to App/User.php file and update the following code into your App/User.php file as following:

App/User.php

Now you need to register passport package in AuthServiceProvider.php So go to App/Providers/ and open AuthServiceProvider.php. Then update the file as following:

config/auth.php

Now, go to config/auth.php and Change the API driver to the session to passport. Put this code

in API  as following:

Create APIs Route

Now, you need to create rest API routes. Go to routes/api.php put the following routes into api.php file:

routes/api.php

Create Controller & Methods

Now, run the following command to create a controller:

After that, update the following methods into AuthController controller as following:

In the above controller, getTokenAndRefreshToken() method will generate passport token and refresh token for your laravel apps. Now, Open your terminal and run the following command to start the development server:

Now Test Laravel REST API in Postman

Now, we are good to teat API in postman

In this tutorial we have learn about the Laravel 7 Passport Refresh Token Example and its application with practical example. I hope you will like this tutorial.