using GET in Laravel API routes

Question

I'm trying to set up a Laravel API but somehow every time I try to use get I get the following error: Session store not set on request.

It works when I place it out side of the (api) middleware but in that case no authentication would be needed. With post it works perfectly but somehow when I use get I keep getting the error.

This what I have in my routes/api.php:

Route::middleware('auth:api')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/test', function (Request $request) {
        return 'test';
    });
});

PHP version: 7.2.9

Laravel version: 5.6.17

Homestead version: 6.3.0

This is specificly in the auth:api middleware which makes it different from

Laravel - Session store not set on request

Answer 1

Use the web middleware if you need session state, CSRF protection, and more...

Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
    // your routes here
});

Answer 2

I found that I have to include StartSession in $middlewareGroups in my App\\Kernel.php solved my problem

'api' => [
    \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
    'throttle:60,1',
    'bindings',
],