I’ve set up a Laravel 11 project with Sanctum auth for my React app. The login works fine, but I’m hitting a snag with other endpoints.
When I try to get user info from /api/user or log out via /api/logout, I keep getting 401 Unauthorized errors. This happens even right after a successful login.
I’m using Axios for API calls in React, and Sanctum is set up with cookie authentication. The login process seems to work, but something’s off with maintaining the auth state.
Has anyone run into this before? I’m not sure if it’s a config issue or if I’m missing a step somewhere in the auth flow. Any tips on troubleshooting this would be super helpful!
I encountered a similar issue when implementing Sanctum in a recent project. One crucial step that’s often overlooked is ensuring the ‘sanctum/csrf-cookie’ endpoint is called before making authenticated requests. This initializes the CSRF protection for your session.
Also, verify that your API routes are properly protected with the ‘auth:sanctum’ middleware. Sometimes, route configuration can be the culprit.
Lastly, check your session configuration. Make sure the domain and path settings align with your frontend application. Mismatched settings can prevent the session cookie from being properly sent with requests.
If these don’t resolve the issue, examining the server logs might provide more insight into why the requests are being rejected.
hey there! have u checked ur cors settings? sometimes that can trip up sanctum auth. also, are u using the right headers in ur axios calls? might wanna double-check those. oh, and make sure ur session is actually persisting after login. just some ideas to explore… let us know what u find!