API Forge

• Screenshots
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Setup
  • 1. Register the Plugin
  • 2. Expose a Resource
    • apiConfig() Reference
  • 3. Enrich the OpenAPI Docs (optional)
• Authentication
  • Token Format
  • Scopes
• Making API Requests
  • Examples
  • Query Parameters
• Response Format
  • Collection (index)
  • Single record (show / store / update)
  • Error responses
• Developer Center
• Access Control
• Public API Docs
• Route Segment
• Request Counters
• Configuration
• License
• Credits

Automatically expose your Filament Resources as fully-featured REST APIs — with hash-based authentication, interactive OpenAPI documentation, per-resource access control, rate limiting, and IP restrictions. No Sanctum required.

#Screenshots

Developer Center

API Keys

API Docs

Access Control

Settings

Public Docs — Light Mode

Public Docs — Dark Mode

#Features

#Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 12+
• Filament 5.x
• Spatie Laravel Query Builder 5+

#Installation

composer require yusufgenc/filament-api-forge

Publish and run the migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-api-forge-migrations"
php artisan migrate

Optionally publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-api-forge-config"

#Setup

#1. Register the Plugin

Add FilamentApiForgePlugin to your panel provider:

use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\FilamentApiForgePlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->plugin(
            FilamentApiForgePlugin::make()
                ->apiKeys()     // API key management
                ->docs()        // API Docs + Access Control + Settings pages
                ->dashboard()   // Developer Center dashboard
        );
}

All three are enabled by default. You can disable any section:

FilamentApiForgePlugin::make()
    ->apiKeys()
    ->docs(false)       // hide docs, access control, and settings pages
    ->dashboard(false)  // hide the dashboard

#2. Expose a Resource

Implement HasApi on any Filament Resource and define apiConfig():

use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\Contracts\HasApi;

class PostResource extends Resource implements HasApi
{
    public static function apiConfig(): array
    {
        return [
            'allowed_methods'   => ['index', 'show', 'store', 'update', 'destroy'],
            'allowed_filters'   => ['title', 'status', 'category_id'],
            'allowed_sorts'     => ['title', 'created_at', 'published_at'],
            'allowed_includes'  => ['author', 'category'],
            'allowed_fields'    => ['id', 'title', 'slug', 'body', 'status', 'published_at'],
            'searchable'        => ['title', 'body'],
            'scopes'            => ['read', 'write', 'delete'],
            'validation_rules'  => [
                'title'  => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
                'body'   => ['required', 'string'],
                'status' => ['required', 'in:draft,published,archived'],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

#apiConfig() Reference

#3. Enrich the OpenAPI Docs (optional)

Decorate your Resource class with PHP 8 attributes to improve generated documentation:

use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\Attributes\ApiTag;
use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\Attributes\ApiDescription;
use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\Attributes\ApiOperations;
use YusufGenc34\FilamentApiForge\Attributes\ApiIgnore;

#[ApiTag('Posts')]
#[ApiDescription('Manage blog posts and articles.')]
#[ApiOperations(
    index:   'List all posts with filtering and sorting',
    store:   ['summary' => 'Create a post', 'description' => 'Requires **write** scope.'],
    destroy: ['summary' => 'Delete a post', 'description' => 'Requires **delete** scope.'],
)]
class PostResource extends Resource implements HasApi { ... }

#Authentication

All API requests must include a Bearer token:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer forge_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
     https://yourapp.com/api/v1/admin/posts

#Token Format

Tokens use the forge_ prefix followed by 40 random characters (238 bits of entropy). The plain-text token is shown once at creation — only its SHA-256 hash is stored.

#Scopes

Tokens can also be restricted to specific resources via Resource Access in the API Keys page.

#Making API Requests

The base URL pattern is:

{APP_URL}/api/v1/{segment}/{resource_slug}

Where {segment} is the panel ID (admin) by default, or a custom route segment if configured.

#Examples

# List with filtering, sorting, and pagination
GET /api/v1/admin/posts?filter[status]=published&sort=-created_at&per_page=25

# Single record
GET /api/v1/admin/posts/1

# Create
POST /api/v1/admin/posts
Content-Type: application/json
{"title": "Hello World", "body": "...", "status": "draft"}

# Update
PUT /api/v1/admin/posts/1
Content-Type: application/json
{"status": "published"}

# Delete
DELETE /api/v1/admin/posts/1

#Query Parameters

#Response Format

#Collection (index)

{
  "data": [
    { "id": 1, "title": "Hello World", "status": "published" }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "/api/v1/admin/posts?page=1",
    "last":  "/api/v1/admin/posts?page=5",
    "prev":  null,
    "next":  "/api/v1/admin/posts?page=2"
  },
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "last_page": 5,
    "per_page": 15,
    "total": 73,
    "api_version": "v1",
    "resource": "Posts"
  }
}

#Single record (show / store / update)

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Hello World",
    "status": "published",
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z"
  }
}

#Error responses

#Developer Center

The Developer Center is embedded in your Filament panel under the Developer Center navigation group.

#Access Control

The Access Control page lets you manage per-resource settings without touching code.

• Enable / Disable a Resource — toggle the resource on or off. Disabled resources return 404.
• Enable / Disable Methods — toggle specific HTTP methods. Disabled methods return 405.
• Rate Limiting — set limits at resource or method level. Method limits override resource limits, which override the global config value.
• IP Restrictions — whitelist IPs at resource or method level. Supports exact IPs, CIDR ranges (10.0.0.0/8), and wildcards (192.168.1.*).

#Public API Docs

The Publish Docs button on the API Docs page makes your documentation available at a public URL — no login required:

GET /api/v1/docs

The page uses Swagger UI with full light/dark mode support (default light, toggle persisted in localStorage). When unpublished, the URL returns 403.

The Copy Public URL button (visible when published) shows the URL in a notification for easy copying.

#Route Segment

By default, API paths include the Filament panel ID:

/api/v1/admin/posts

You can replace admin with any custom segment from Developer Center → Settings, or via environment variable:

API_FORGE_ROUTE_SEGMENT=filament

Result:

/api/v1/filament/posts

Note: Both the original panel-ID paths and the new segment work simultaneously — no breaking changes to existing integrations.

The Settings page shows a live Route Preview table so you can see exactly how paths will appear in the docs before saving.

#Request Counters

Every API call increments the request_count on the token used. The Dashboard displays the all-time total with abbreviated formatting (1.2K, 3.5M, 2.1B — hover for exact value).

From Settings → Request Counters you can:

• See per-token counts (top 10 by usage, with last-used time)
• Reset all counters to zero with a single click (useful after testing or a new release)

#Configuration

// config/filament-api-forge.php

return [
    'api_prefix'     => env('API_FORGE_PREFIX', 'api/v1'),
    'api_version'    => env('API_FORGE_VERSION', 'v1'),
    'rate_limit'     => env('API_FORGE_RATE_LIMIT', 60),  // global req/min

    // Custom URL segment to replace the panel ID in API paths
    // null = use panel ID (default)
    'route_segment'  => env('API_FORGE_ROUTE_SEGMENT', null),

    'auth' => [
        'enabled'                 => true,
        'default_expiration_days' => 365,
    ],

    'docs' => [
        'enabled'     => true,
        'title'       => 'API Documentation',
        'description' => 'Auto-generated API documentation for Filament resources.',
        'theme'       => 'dark',
    ],

    'discovery' => [
        'auto_discover'   => true,
        'allowed_methods' => ['index', 'show', 'store', 'update', 'destroy'],
        'middleware'      => ['api'],
    ],

    'pagination' => [
        'default_per_page' => 15,
        'max_per_page'     => 100,
    ],

    'query_builder' => [
        'enable_filters'  => true,
        'enable_sorts'    => true,
        'enable_includes' => true,
        'enable_fields'   => true,
    ],
];

#License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

#Credits

Built by Yusuf Genc.
Powered by Filament and Spatie Laravel Query Builder.