Blog Backend API

A Laravel-based RESTful API for managing blog posts and categories.

Features

• Authentication with Laravel Sanctum
• Post management (CRUD operations)
• Category management
• Role-based access control (Admin/User)
• Soft deletes for posts
• Media uploads for post images

Frontend Repository

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/developermithu/api-blog-laravel.git

2. Change directory:

cd api-blog-laravel

3. Install dependencies:

composer install

4. Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

5. Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

6. Update the database configuration in the .env file:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=api-blog-laravel
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

7. Migrate and seed the database:

php artisan migrate:fresh --seed

8. Start the development server:

php artisan serve 

1. Open the application in your web browser at http://localhost:8000.

API Documentation

Authentication

Register

POST /api/register

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Required. User's name
email	string	Required. User's email
password	string	Required. User's password

Login

POST /api/login

Parameter	Type	Description
email	string	Required. User's email
password	string	Required. User's password

Posts

Get All Posts

GET /api/posts

Get Single Post

GET /api/posts/{id}

Create Post (Admin Only)

POST /api/posts

Parameter	Type	Description
title	string	Required. Post title
slug	string	Required. Post slug
content	string	Required. Post content
category_id	integer	Required. Category ID
status	string	Required. Post status (draft/published)
cover image	file	Optional. Post image

Update Post (Admin Only)

PUT /api/posts/{slug}

Delete Post (Admin Only)

DELETE /api/posts/{slug}

Categories

Get All Categories

GET /api/categories

Get Single Category

GET /api/categories/{id}

Create Category (Admin Only)

POST /api/categories

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Required. Category name
slug	string	Required. Category slug

Update Category (Admin Only)

PUT /api/categories/{id}

Delete Category (Admin Only)

DELETE /api/categories/{id}

Authentication

All admin-only endpoints require authentication using a Bearer token. Include the token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <your_token>