Auth::user() returns null in Laravel 5.2

Question

I have searched and found various results like these: auth()->user() is null in Laravel 5.2 and Auth::user() returns null

But, mine is still not working.

Answer 1

I had a similar problem. I was defining a custom Middleware for the API group and Auth was always appearing as null.

I fixed this by loading in the EncryptCookies Middleware before my custom one.

'api' => [
    \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
    \App\Http\Middleware\VerifyParametersMiddleware::class, // your custom middleware, load after EncryptCookies
    'throttle:60,1',
    'bindings',
],

This change can be made within Kernel.php.