Yii2 RESTful API with OAuth 2.0

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2.0

REST,yii2, REST, oauth 2.0

 ### Overview

This article is for the one’s who is already working with PHP/Yii2 or who wants to quick start developing a RESTful API using Yii2 framework withHere I’m sharing the Live demo and Source code of a RESTful API with OAuth2 authentication/security developed using Yii2 framework You can use this if you want to quick start developing your own custom RESTful API by skipping 95% of your scratch works. Hopefully this will save lot of your time as this API includes all the basic stuffs you need to get started.

### Developer Dashboard This API also includes a developer dashboard with the API documentation which is developed in Yii2 framework. This will be useful to manage your developers access to the API documentation. ### Why Yii2?  It's Fast, It’s Secure and Professional!. Yii comes with rich features: MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, I18N/L10N, caching, authentication and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing, etc. It can reduce your development time significantly. ### What is a RESTful API? REST is an architectural style for building APIs. It stands for “Representational State Transfer”. It means when we build an API, we build it in a way that HTTP methods and URIs mean something, and the API has to respond in a way that’s expected. ### Something about OAuth 2.0 The OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework which enables a third-party application to obtain limited access to an HTTP service. ### DEMO

[http://yii2-rest.dockerboxes.us](http://yii2-rest.dockerboxes.us "DEMO")Login: developer/developer

#### Source Code [https://github.com/sirinibin/Yii2-RESTful-API-with-OAuth2](https://github.com/sirinibin/Yii2-RESTful-API-with-OAuth2 "Github") ### Official Documentation

Documentation for this RESTful API can be found on the [Yii 2.0 RESTful API with OAuth 2.0 Documentation](http://yii2-rest.dockerboxes.us "Documentation").If you discover a security vulnerability within this API, please send an e-mail to Sirin k at sirin@nintriva.com. All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.

### Installation instructions [https://github.com/sirinibin/Yii2-RESTful-API-with-OAuth2](https://github.com/sirinibin/Yii2-RESTful-API-with-OAuth2 "Installation instructions") Sirin K