diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 1d5a3e9..4fb4c12 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             // \Laravel\Sanctum\Http\Middleware\EnsureFrontendRequestsAreStateful::class,
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class . ':api',
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+            //added middleware so api has access to session data
+            \App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies::class,
+            \Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse::class,
+            \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession::class,
+            \Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession::class,
         ],
     ];
 
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index a977e66..55e698f 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\API\AuthAPIController;
 
@@ -16,7 +15,3 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\API\AuthAPIController;
 */
 
 Route::get("/v1/status", [AuthAPIController::class, 'status']);
-
-Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->get('/user', function (Request $request) {
-    return $request->user();
-});