Since I was learning next.js, I also start learning laravel API. I generally used laravel with livewire and stuff and never touch API. I started reading the docs and follow the instructions.

I install the API (sanctum) using this command provided by laravel:

php artisan install:api

Then I created a simple login

public function store(Request $request): IlluminateHttpJsonResponse
{
    $credentials = $request->validate([
        'email' => 'required',
        'password' => 'required',
    ]);

    if (Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
        return response()->json([
            'message' => 'Invalid Credentials',
        ], 401);
    }

    return response()->json([
        'access_token' => Auth::user()->createToken('auth_token')->plainTextToken,
    ]);
}

And define my routes

use IlluminateHttpRequest;
use IlluminateSupportFacadesRoute;
use AppHttpControllersAuthenticatedSessionController;

Route::get('/user', function (Request $request) {
    return $request->user();
})->middleware('auth:sanctum');

Route::post('/login', [AuthenticatedSessionController::class, 'store']);

Now, I started the local server and access the API using postman. I’m expecting a 419 error when I access the login page since I’m not accessing the csrf route. But I get a 404 not found error. Then I tried access the route define by laravel which is user and it return 404 too. So I run php artisan optimize:clear and still the error persist. Also after installing the api I removed the web routes, so I thought maybe it is required, so define the web routes again and clear the routes but still the error is there. So I tried defining a routes in web and that works. But based on the docs it should start working after we install the api. Is there something I’m missing or doing wrong?