How to configure Laravel Telescope for monitoring and profiling API requests

Laravel Telescope is a powerful debugging and profiling tool for Laravel applications. To configure Laravel Telescope for monitoring and profiling API requests, you can follow these steps:

1. Install Telescope: Start by installing Telescope via Composer:

   bash
   composer require laravel/telescope
   

2. Publish Configuration and Assets: Publish Telescope configuration and assets using the following Artisan commands:

   bash
   php artisan telescope:install
   
   php artisan migrate
   

3. Configure Middleware (Optional): If you want to monitor API requests, you may want to include the Telescope middleware in your API routes. Open your app/Http/Kernel.php file and add the \Laravel\Telescope\Http\Middleware\TelescopeMiddleware::class to the $middleware array. You can add it globally or for specific routes.

   php
   protected $middleware = [
       // ...
       \Laravel\Telescope\Http\Middleware\TelescopeMiddleware::class,
   ];
   

4. Configure Telescope: Open the config/telescope.php file and review the configuration options. You can customize settings such as the path for the Telescope dashboard, database driver, and more.

5. Monitor API Requests: With Telescope configured, you can now monitor API requests by visiting the Telescope dashboard in your browser. By default, you can access it at /telescope.