To create an API from you Laravel Project using media library Spatie, this is how I did it. You can use this API for React, Angular or View Projects. You can also use it in a Mobile Application. Cool!

Scroll to the bottom to see the GitHub Repository cloned for this.

Source: /g/APPS/REACT/OVERIMAGE/V5/LARAVEL/Laravel Media Library Full Tutorial  Laravel 9 Tutorial/GITHUB/laravel-medialibraryV2

You can use post man

1. routes\api.php

Route::resource('/files', FileController::class);

 

2. app\Http\Controllers\Api\FileController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;

use App\Models\Post;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Http\Requests\Files\StoreFileRequest;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\Support\MediaStream;


/*
SHOW ROUTE LISTS:
$ php artisan route:list

GET|HEAD        api/files .......................................... files.index › Api\FileController@index
  POST            api/files .......................................... files.store › Api\FileController@store
  GET|HEAD        api/files/create ................................. files.create › Api\FileController@create
  GET|HEAD        api/files/{file} ..................................... files.show › Api\FileController@show
  PUT|PATCH       api/files/{file} ................................. files.update › Api\FileController@update
  DELETE          api/files/{file} ............................... files.destroy › Api\FileController@destroy
  GET|HEAD        api/files/{file}/edit ................................ files.edit › Api\FileController@edit
*/



class FileController extends Controller {
    // GET INDEX> SHOWS ALL THE CURRENT RECORDS
    public function index() {
        $posts = Post::all();

        return response()->json($posts, 200);
    }

    // POST SUBMIT- ADD
    // StoreFileRequest can be used for update or store
    public function store(StoreFileRequest $request) {

        // return response()->json($request, 200); // for POSTMAN testing

        $post = Post::create($request->validated());
        if ($request->hasFile('image')) {
            $post->addMediaFromRequest('image')->withResponsiveImages()->toMediaCollection('images');
        }
        if ($request->hasFile('download')) {
            $post->addMediaFromRequest('download')->withResponsiveImages()->toMediaCollection('downloads');
        }
        return to_route('posts.index');
    }
    // POST SUBMIT - EDIT
    // StoreFileRequest can be used for update or store
    public function update(StoreFileRequest $request, Post $post) {
        $post->update($request->validated());
        if ($request->hasFile('image')) {
            $post->addMediaFromRequest('image')->withResponsiveImages()->toMediaCollection('images');
        }
        if ($request->hasFile('download')) {
            $post->addMediaFromRequest('download')->withResponsiveImages()->toMediaCollection('downloads');
        }

        return to_route('posts.index');
    }
    //DELETE SUBMIT: DELETE
    public function destroy($id) {
        $post = Post::findOrFail($id);
        $post->delete();
        return to_route('posts.index');
    }
    //GET DOWNLOAD FILE BY ID
    public function download($id) {
        $post = Post::findOrFail($id);
        $media = $post->getFirstMedia('downloads');

        return $media;
    }
    // GET DOWNLOAD ALL FILES AS ZIP FILE
    public function downloads() {
        // $media = Media::where('collection_name', 'downloads')->get();

        return MediaStream::create('downloads.zip')->addMedia(Media::all());
    }
    // SHOW THE INDIVIDUAL POST - NOT FOR API BUT GOOD TO KNOW
    //resources\views\posts\show.blade.php
    public function resImage($id) {
        $post = Post::findOrFail($id);

        return view('posts.show', compact('post'));
    }
}


 

3. app\Http\Requests\Files\StoreFileRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Files;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class StoreFileRequest extends FormRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'title' => ['required'],
            'body'  => ['required']
        ];
    }
}


 

4. app/Models/Post.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\InteractsWithMedia;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media;

class Post extends Model implements HasMedia
{
    use HasFactory, InteractsWithMedia;

    protected $guarded = [];

    public function registerMediaColections()
    {
        $this->addMediaCollection('images')
            ->singleFile();
        $this->addMediaCollection('downloads')
            ->singleFile();
    }

    public function registerMediaConversions(Media $media = null): void
    {
        $this->addMediaConversion('thumb')
            ->width(368)
            ->height(232)
            ->sharpen(10);
    }
}


 

NOTES

V2

https://stackoverflow.com/a/26541680
php artisan make:request Files/CreateFileRequest


$ git clone https://github.com/codewithtonyofficial/laravel-medialibrary.git laravel-medialibraryV2
cd laravel-medialibraryV2
$ composer install
$ code .
// CREAT PHPMYAMDIN TABLE
$ cp .env.example .env; code .env

APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
DB_DATABASE=laravel_media_library
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

$ php artisan storage:link
$ php artisan migrate
$ php artisan key:generate
$ php artisan serve

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50395449/laravel-image-saved-in-storage-folder-not-showing-to-user
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/filesystem#the-public-disk


http://127.0.0.1:8000

https://www.itsolutionstuff.com/post/laravel-image-upload-with-spaties-media-library-exampleexample.html


Notes On Adding Laravel Media Library Spatie To Laravel API Application