Designing Laravel APIs at Scale

Modern API teams need speed without sacrificing reliability. In Laravel, that starts with clear contracts and strict boundaries.

Core guidelines

1. Keep controllers thin and orchestration-focused.
2. Push domain logic into services and actions.
3. Version APIs early to avoid breaking contracts.

Route::prefix('v1')->middleware('auth:sanctum')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/orders', [OrderController::class, 'index']);
});

Measure latency, error budgets, and throughput to keep your API healthy as traffic grows.