<?php namespace App\Providers; use App\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() { // Here you may define how you wish users to be authenticated for your Lumen // application. The callback which receives the incoming request instance // should return either a User instance or null. You're free to obtain // the User instance via an API token or any other method necessary. $this->app['auth']->viaRequest('api', function ($request) { if ($request->input('api_token')) { return User::where('api_token', $request->input('api_token'))->first(); } }); } }