<?php namespace App\Providers; use App\Models\User; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate; use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider; class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider { /** * Register any application services. * * @return void */ public function register() { } /** * Boot the authentication services for the application. * * @return void */ public function boot() { $this->app['auth']->viaRequest('api', function ($request) { if ($request->input('api_token')) { return User::where('api_token', $request->input('api_token'))->first(); } }); } }