how to access API routes with middleware auth:api in laravel 5.3?

Question

I am able to access routes declared in the api.php(route) with middleware 'api'. But not able to do the same with the routes that has 'auth:api'. I guess only authenticated users can access the latter route. But when i access it after logging in , it just redirects me to home. how to fix this or am i following wrong procedure ?

Route::get('/user', function () {
echo "Hello";
})->middleware('auth:api');

Route::get('/work',function(){
echo "Hello";
})->middleware('api');

When you are using auth:api you have to pass access_token as parameter string and access_token field should be exist in Database Table. @NaveenKumar — PassionInfinite
Maybe the documentation can help a bit laravel.com/docs/5.3/passport — PKeidel

Jagadesha NH Jagadesha NH · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-21T17:38:45

Check Laravel passport, it provides a nice way to implement OAuth2 and once you install passport create password client and make a post request to Oauth/token and get personal access_token.

Once you have the access_token you can make request to middleware auth:api

how to access API routes with middleware auth:api in laravel 5.3?

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