Laravel routing maps URLs to controller actions or closures. Routes are defined in routes/web.php for web routes and routes/api.php for API routes.
Route::get() � Handle GET requestsRoute::post() � Handle POST requestsRoute::put() � Handle PUT requestsRoute::delete() � Handle DELETE requestsUse curly braces for parameters: Route::get("/users/{id}", ...). Route groups apply middleware and prefixes.
// Basic routes Route::get("/home", [HomeController::class, "index"]); Route::post("/users", [UserController::class, "store"]); // Route with parameter Route::get("/users/{id}", [UserController::class, "show"]); // Named routes Route::get("/dashboard", [DashboardController::class, "index"])->name("dashboard"); // Route groups Route::prefix("admin")->middleware("auth")->group(function () { Route::get("/users", [AdminUserController::class, "index"]); });
<?php // routes/web.php Route::get("/posts", [PostController::class, "index"]); Route::get("/posts/{id}", [PostController::class, "show"]) ->where("id", "[0-9]+"); Route::get("/search/{query?}", function ($query = null) { return "Searching for: " . $query; })->where("query", "[A-Za-z]+"); Route::redirect("/home", "/", 301); // Named routes Route::get("/posts/{slug}", [PostController::class, "show"]) ->name("posts.show"); // In blade: route("posts.show", ["slug" => "hello-world"])
Create a route that accepts a name parameter and returns "Hello, [name]!".
Route::get("/greet/{name}", fn($name) => "Hello, $name!");Create a route group with prefix "api".
Route::prefix("api")->group(fn() => true);Which file defines web routes in Laravel?
Web routes are defined in routes/web.php.
GET retrieves data and appends params to the URL. POST sends data in the request body, suitable for sensitive or large data.