In this example will make two api routes files for Admin and User:
Step 1: Create Route Files in routes directory
Create two route files: admin.api.php and user.api.php. These files will contain the respective API routes.
Step 2: Edit RouteServiceProvider.php
In the RouteServiceProvider class, update the mapApiRoutes() method to include the new route files. Here’s an example of how it should look:
protected function mapApiRoutes()
{
Route::prefix(‘api’)
->middleware(‘api’)
->namespace($this->namespace)
->group(base_path(‘routes/api.php’)); // keeping this if you need to have general api routes
Route::prefix(‘api’)
->middleware(‘api’)
->namespace($this->namespace)
->group(base_path(‘routes/admin.api.php’));
Route::prefix(‘api’)
->middleware(‘api’)
->namespace($this->namespace)
->group(base_path(‘routes/user.api.php’));
}
Step 3: Remember to clear the application cache after making these changes by running the following command:
php artisan cache:clear
With these modifications, Laravel will load the admin.api.php and user.api.php route files, allowing you to define separate API routes in each file based on their intended functionality.