What is Laravel Sanctum API authentication?

Lightweight token auth for Laravel APIs and SPAs, using personal access tokens with abilities, no OAuth overhead.

How to install Laravel Sanctum in Laravel 11?

composer require laravel/sanctum; php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Sanctum\SanctumServiceProvider"; php artisan migrate.

Does Laravel Sanctum replace Passport?

For most apps, yes — unless you need full OAuth flows. Sanctum's simpler, faster for internal APIs.

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Laravel Sanctum: Ditch the Auth Headaches, Build Real APIs That Don't Crumble

Everyone assumes Laravel API authentication just works. It doesn't — until you wield Sanctum right. Here's the battle-tested setup stripping away the myths.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Laravel Sanctum token authentication flow diagram with API routes and user model

⚡ Key Takeaways

Sanctum delivers production API auth without OAuth bloat — tokens, abilities, revocation out of the box. 𝕏
Laravel 11 bootstrap/app.php setup simplifies middleware; ditch legacy Kernel.php. 𝕏
Scoped abilities and Redis rate limiting make it scale; prune expired tokens via scheduler. 𝕏

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