Problem when using passport::actingAs on tests

Question

using postman:

I can access the route using a client grant from a token obtained in /oauth/token
I can also access the route using a token from the login user (personal access client)

however, I'm encountering problems when I'm writing tests when I simulate getting access from oauth/token then logging in to get the access token for the user, and using that user token in this particular route I have no problems (test_get_products_using_authenticated_user)

But when I use the Passport::actingAs I get an error (test_get_products_using_authenticated_user2)

here is the code snippet

    public function test_get_products_using_authenticated_user(): void
    {
        $data = [
            'email' => CustomerSeeder::CUSTOMER_EXAMPLE_EMAIL,
            'password' => CustomerSeeder::CUSTOMER_EXAMPLE_PASSWORD,
        ];
        $loginResponse = $this->withHeaders([
            'Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->generateAccessToken(),
        ])->postJson('/api/login', $data);

        $loginResponse->assertStatus(200);
        $loginToken = $loginResponse->json('data.token');

        $response = $this->withHeaders([
            'Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $loginToken,
        ])->getJson('/api/products');
        $response = $this->get('/api/products');
        $response->assertStatus(200);
    }

    public function test_products_using_authenticated_user2(): void
    {
        $user = User::where('email', CustomerSeeder::CUSTOMER_EXAMPLE_EMAIL)->first();
        Passport::actingAs(
            $user,
            [],
            'api'
        );

        $response = $this->get('/api/products');
        $response->assertStatus(200);
    }

I get for the second test

Route [login] not defined.

  at tests\Feature\api\ProductTest.php:58
     54▕             'api'
     55▕         );
     56▕
     57▕         $response = $this->get('/api/products');
  ➜  58▕         $response->assertStatus(200);
     59▕     }
     60▕ }
     61▕

product route

    Route::group(['prefix' => 'products', 'middleware' => 'client'], function () {
        Route::get('/', [ProductController::class, 'index'])-      >name('product.list');
    });

http/kernel.php

    protected $middlewareAliases = [
        'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
    'client' => CheckClientCredentials::class,

config/auth.php

    'guards' => [
        'web' => [
            'driver' => 'session',
            'provider' => 'users',
        ],
        'api' => [
            'driver' => 'passport',
            'provider' => 'users',
        ],
    ],

    'providers' => [
        'users' => [
            'driver' => 'eloquent',
            'model' => App\Models\User::class,
        ],

        // 'users' => [
        //     'driver' => 'database',
        //     'table' => 'users',
        // ],
    ],

when I change my product route from middleware to 'auth:api', tests seem to be fine, but this is not what I want since I also want client to grant access to this route

what am I missing here? I'm using Laravel 10.10, passport 12, and PHP 8.1

In your second test because you are not logged in. You are getting redirect to named route whose name is login, but you have no routes with that name and that is why you are getting Error in your second test. You should name you login route. — Abdul Basit
– Abdul Basit, Commented Apr 19, 2024 at 11:31
@AbdulBasit still doesnt work, if i try to do that i get a response of 302 (redirect) i think its because the auth middleware calls the redirect when its uauthenticated / authenticationexception — Kelv1nG
– Kelv1nG, Commented Apr 19, 2024 at 12:06

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-15 10:46:55Z

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The second test is not using the Http header "Accept" with value "application/json"

The first test is using postJson and getJson which adds this header automatically. Therefore you are not receiving json for your get, and seem to be redirected to a login-form.

Assuming this is Laravel + Passport & phpUnit heh.

edited Oct 15 at 10:46

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