php - Laravel 5.4 Api Route 401 -

i built new laravel 5.4 project.

i tried steps below in api route, somehow not work.

in app.js file have ajax call:

$.ajaxsetup({     headers: {         'x-csrf-token': $('meta[name="csrf-token"]').attr('content'),     } }); $.ajax({     url: 'api/poststream',     type: 'post',     data: { imgdata: imgdata },     success:function(data) {         console.log('success');     } }); 

my api route looks this:

route::group(['middleware' => 'auth:api'], function() {     route::post('poststream', ['as' => 'image', 'uses' => 'apicontroller@poststream']); }); 

and controller:

public function poststream(request $request) {     $imgdata = $request->imgdata;     ... } 

but error in chrome dev console:

post http://localhost/app/public/api/poststream 401 (unauthorized) 

and in network tools this:

{error: "unauthenticated."} error : "unauthenticated." 

i guess not authentificated, not know how make happen way.

it doesn't work because route protected auth:api, returns 401 unauthorized. way go through auth:api send authentication token every single request

var token = <?php json_encode(auth::user()->api_token); ?>; //if using api_token  $.ajax({     url: 'api/poststream',     headers: {         'authorization':'bearer ' + token,     },     type: 'post',     ... }); 

the way token entirely you. use passport or easiest solution adding api_token users table.

if going cheapest solution, can follow post: https://gistlog.co/jacobbennett/090369fbab0b31130b51