Laravel 7 File Upload Via API Example From Scratch

In this tutorial you will learn about the Laravel 7 File Upload Via API Example From Scratch and its application with practical example.

In this Laravel 7 File Upload Via API Example From Scratch tutorial I’ll show you how to create file upload api in laravel. In this tutorial you will learn to create API to upload file in laravel project.

Table Of Contents−

Laravel 7 File Upload Via API Example From Scratch

Step 1: Install Laravel New App
Step 2: Add Database Credentials
Step 3: Generate Migration & Model

Step 4: Create Routes For File
Step 5: Generate Controller by Artisan
Step 6: Run Development Server

Step 7: Laravel Upload File Via Api Using PostMan

Step 1: Install Laravel New App

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel using the below command

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel Blog

1	composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel Blog

Step 2: Add Database Credentials

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

 DB_CONNECTION=mysql 
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 
 DB_PORT=3306 
 DB_DATABASE=here your database name here
 DB_USERNAME=here database username here
 DB_PASSWORD=here database password here

DB_CONNECTION=mysql

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1

DB_PORT=3306

DB_DATABASE=here your database name here

DB_USERNAME=here database username here

DB_PASSWORD=here database password here

Step 3: Generate Migration & Model

Now, in this step we will create model and migration file. Please run the following command:

php artisan make:model Documents -m

1	php artisan make:model Documents -m

This command will create one model name file and as well as one migration file for the Documents table. Then Navigate to database/migrations folder and open create_documents_table.php. Then update the following code into create_documents_table.php:

<?php
 
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 
class CreatedocumentsTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('documents', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('title');
            $table->integer('user_id');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
 
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('documents');
    }
}

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreatedocumentsTable extends Migration

{

/**

* Run the migrations.

* @return void

public function up()

{

Schema::create('documents', function (Blueprint $table) {

$table->increments('id');

$table->string('title');

$table->integer('user_id');

$table->timestamps();

});

}

/**

* Reverse the migrations.

* @return void

public function down()

{

Schema::dropIfExists('documents');

}

Now, run the migration to create database table using following artisan command:

php artisan migrate

1	php artisan migrate

Step 4: Create Route For File

After this, we need to define routes in “routes/api.php” file. Lets open “routes/api.php” file and add the following routes in it.

routes/api.php

Route::prefix('v1')->group(function(){
 Route::post('store-file', 'DocumentController@store');
});

Route::prefix('v1')->group(function(){

Route::post('store-file', 'DocumentController@store');

});

Step 5: Generate Controller by Artisan

Now, lets create a controller named DocumentController using command given below –

php artisan make:controller Api\DocumentController

1	php artisan make:controller Api\DocumentController

Note that, This command will create a controller named DocumentController.php file.

Now app/controllers/Api folder and open DocumentController.php. Then update the following file uploading methods into your DocumentController.php file:

<?php
 
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Validator,Redirect,Response,File;
use App\Document;
use Validator;
class DocumentController extends Controller
{
 
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
 
       $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), 
              [ 
              'user_id' => 'required',
              'file' => 'required|mimes:doc,docx,pdf,txt|max:2048',
             ]);   
 
    if ($validator->fails()) {          
            return response()->json(['error'=>$validator->errors()], 401);                        
         }  
 
  
        if ($files = $request->file('file')) {
             
            //store file into document folder
            $file = $request->file->store('public/documents');
 
            //store your file into database
            $document = new Document();
            $document->title = $file;
            $document->user_id = $request->user_id;
            $document->save();
              
            return response()->json([
                "success" => true,
                "message" => "File successfully uploaded",
                "file" => $file
            ]);
  
        }
 
  
    }
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use Validator,Redirect,Response,File;

use App\Document;

use Validator;

class DocumentController extends Controller

{

public function store(Request $request)

{

$validator = Validator::make($request->all(),

[

'user_id' => 'required',

'file' => 'required|mimes:doc,docx,pdf,txt|max:2048',

]);

if ($validator->fails()) {

return response()->json(['error'=>$validator->errors()], 401);

}

if ($files = $request->file('file')) {

//store file into document folder

$file = $request->file->store('public/documents');

//store your file into database

$document = new Document();

$document->title = $file;

$document->user_id = $request->user_id;

$document->save();

return response()->json([

"success" => true,

"message" => "File successfully uploaded",

"file" => $file

]);

}

If you want to upload images via api instead of files in laravel. So you can change in validation rules on the controller file, as follow:

Step 6: Run Development Server

Now we are ready to run our example so lets start the development server using following artisan command –

php artisan serve

1	php artisan serve

Step 7: Laravel Upload File Via Api Using PostMan

http://localhost:8000/store-file

1	http://localhost:8000/store-file

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