AuthController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\API;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\User; // Add
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash; // Add

class AuthController extends Controller
{
    // Add

    public function register(Request $request)
    {
        $validatedData = $request->validate([
             'name'     => 'required',
             'email'    => 'email|required|unique:users',
             'password' => 'required|confirmed'
        ]);
        $validatedData['password'] = Hash::make($request->password);
        $user = User::create($validatedData);
        $accessToken = $user->createToken('authToken')->accessToken;
        return response(['user' => $user, 'access_token' => $accessToken], 201);
    }


    public function login(Request $request)
    {
        $loginData = $request->validate([
            'email' => 'email|required',
            'password' => 'required'
        ]);

        if (!auth()->attempt($loginData)) {
            return response(['message' => 'This User does not exist, check your details'], 400);
        }

        $accessToken = auth()->user()->createToken('authToken')->accessToken;
        return response(['user' => auth()->user(), 'access_token' => $accessToken]);
    }
}