There are no commands defined in the "passport" namespace. When installing API Authentication In laravel

Question

I am getting below error when i run php artisan passport:install

[Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\CommandNotFoundException]
There are no commands defined in the "passport" namespace.

Answer 1

For installing laravel passport make sure you add this line to config/app.php in the providers array (package service providers section):

Laravel\Passport\PassportServiceProvider::class,

Then install the package and migrate the database

composer require laravel/passport
php artisan migrate 
php artisan passport:install

Clearing out the cache is generally helpful first step when commands are not working, especially when you update anything in the config folder on .env files.

php artisan config:clear  
php artisan config:cache 

Config clear removes the configuration cache file. Config cache creates a new configuration cache file with the current settings. Config cache enables faster load times for your apps!

Answer 2

Just follow these steps:

1. composer require laravel/passport. Once the installation finishes, add the following provider in the config/app.php file: Laravel\Passport\PassportServiceProvider::class,
2. php artisan migrate
3. php artisan passport:install

Answer 3

I was searching for a solution for this and I found simple one that worked for me:

Add these lines to $commands array in app/Console/Kernel.php

    \Laravel\Passport\Console\InstallCommand::class,
    \Laravel\Passport\Console\KeysCommand::class,
    \Laravel\Passport\Console\ClientCommand::class,

Answer 4

Try running composer require laravel/passport "~9.0" before running php artisan passport:install