Laravel Connect Profile

A Laravel package that exposes:

• an authenticated /me-style endpoint with configurable profile fields,
• user-to-user connection endpoints,
• QR-based connect session generation,
• signed public preview URLs for scanning flows,
• connection migration and model scaffolding.

Features

• Configurable authenticated profile endpoint.
• Field allowlist and default field selection with ?fields=.
• Connection request lifecycle: create, accept, reject, delete.
• QR session endpoint returning a short-lived signed connect URL.
• QR SVG endpoint powered by simple-qrcode.
• Auto-loaded package migrations through loadMigrationsFrom().

Install

composer require soiposervices/laravel-connect-profile
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=connect-profile-config
php artisan migrate

Default routes

Protected routes

GET    /api/connect-profile/me
POST   /api/connect-profile/sessions
GET    /api/connect-profile/qr?url={signed_url}
POST   /api/connect-profile/claim/{user}
POST   /api/connect-profile/connections/{connection}/accept
POST   /api/connect-profile/connections/{connection}/reject
DELETE /api/connect-profile/connections/{connection}

Public signed route

GET /api/connect-profile/preview/{user}?expires=...&signature=...

Example flow

1. Mobile app calls POST /api/connect-profile/sessions.
2. Package returns a signed preview URL.
3. App renders the signed URL as a QR code, either locally or through /api/connect-profile/qr?url=....
4. Another device scans the QR and can open the signed preview endpoint.
5. Authenticated user calls POST /api/connect-profile/claim/{user} to create the connection.
6. Recipient accepts or rejects the connection.

Config

return [
    'route_prefix' => 'api/connect-profile',
    'route_middleware' => ['api', 'auth:sanctum'],
    'public_route_middleware' => ['api', 'signed'],
    'me_endpoint' => 'me',
    'allowed_attributes' => ['id', 'name', 'email', 'profile_photo_url', 'avatar_url', 'phone', 'bio'],
    'default_attributes' => ['id', 'name', 'email', 'profile_photo_url'],
    'attribute_map' => [
        'profile_photo_url' => 'profile_photo_url',
        'avatar_url' => 'avatar_url',
        'phone' => 'phone',
        'bio' => 'bio',
    ],
    'query_parameter' => 'fields',
    'max_attributes' => 10,
    'user_model' => App\Models\User::class,
    'qr_size' => 300,
    'connect_link_expiration_minutes' => 5,
    'auto_accept_mutual_connections' => false,
    'channels' => ['qr', 'bump', 'manual'],
];

/me examples

GET /api/connect-profile/me
GET /api/connect-profile/me?fields=name,email,profile_photo_url

Connection examples

Create session

POST /api/connect-profile/sessions
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Create QR remotely

GET /api/connect-profile/qr?url=https://example.com/api/connect-profile/preview/5?expires=...&signature=...
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Claim connection

POST /api/connect-profile/claim/5
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "channel": "qr"
}

Accept connection

POST /api/connect-profile/connections/10/accept
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Notes

• The package assumes the host application already authenticates API requests, usually with Sanctum.
• preview/{user} is signed and public so QR scans can inspect the target profile before authenticated claiming.
• The migration assumes your user table is users and primary keys are standard Laravel IDs.
• If you want richer public preview fields, add a dedicated preview resource and configuration block.
• For field-level authorization, add a policy-aware resolver in the host app or package extension.