Everything you need to launch a working API Platform — prioritized by impact, sequenced by complexity. Built for Developers and founders building API-first products and integration platforms who want to ship fast and own everything.
Not all features are equal. This checklist separates what you must launch with from what can wait — so you ship faster without cutting corners that matter.
Launch blockers — build these first
Generate, revoke, and scope API keys per developer with usage tracking
Full OAuth flow: authorization code, client credentials, and token refresh
Per-key rate limits, daily quotas, and burst protection with 429 responses
Register endpoints, deliver events with retries and HMAC signature verification
High value — ship in week 2
Self-service portal for API key management, docs, and usage analytics
Auto-generated and interactive API docs from your Laravel routes
Post-launch polish and extras
This checklist follows the 80/20 rule: the "Must Have" features deliver 80% of the user value with 20% of the total effort. Every item in the must-have column was chosen because it:
Solves the core problem Developers and founders building API-first products and integration platforms face every day
Creates a complete user loop from onboarding to core action to outcome
Enables you to charge for the product or validate willingness to pay
Gives you meaningful metrics to improve with in v2
Can be shipped in 1–2 weeks with LaraCopilot
"The goal is not to build a perfect product. The goal is to build the minimum product that proves your assumption and earns your first users."
For a API Platform, that means shipping authentication, the core data model, one complete user workflow, and a way to collect feedback. Everything else is version 2. LaraCopilot makes this fast.
Use these ready-made prompts to build each must-have feature. Paste them directly into LaraCopilot and get production-ready code.
Build me an API platform with API key authentication, rate limiting per tier, webhook delivery with retry logic, a developer portal, and auto-generated OpenAPI documentation
Feature: Feature
Add feature to my api platform. Include full CRUD, form validation, policy-based authorization, and a responsive Tailwind UI.
Feature: Feature
Add feature to my api platform. Include full CRUD, form validation, policy-based authorization, and a responsive Tailwind UI.
Feature: Feature
Add feature to my api platform. Include full CRUD, form validation, policy-based authorization, and a responsive Tailwind UI.
Feature: Feature
Add feature to my api platform. Include full CRUD, form validation, policy-based authorization, and a responsive Tailwind UI.
Here's how to sequence your API Platform build across 1–2 weeks using LaraCopilot. Follow this order and you'll have a shippable product every step of the way.
This checklist tells you what to build. LaraCopilot builds it. Paste any prompt above and get production-ready Laravel code — not a prototype, not a mockup. Real code you own.
Free to start. 100% code ownership. Launch in 1–2 weeks.