diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
index eb0e5ef0e184..c3d20c7c7af2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php
@@ -20,32 +20,38 @@ class RedirectIfAuthenticated
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
-     * @param  Request  $request
+     * @param Request $request
      * @param Closure $next
-     * @param  string|null  $guard
+     * @param string|null $guard
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
         switch ($guard) {
-        case 'contact':
-          if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
-              return redirect()->route('client.dashboard');
-          }
-          break;
-          case 'user':
-          Auth::logout();
-          // if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
-          //     return redirect()->route('dashboard.index');
-          // }
-          break;
-        default:
-        Auth::logout();
-          // if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
-          //     return redirect('/');
-          // }
-          break;
-      }
+            case 'contact':
+                if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+                    return redirect()->route('client.dashboard');
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'user':
+                Auth::logout();
+                // if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+                //     return redirect()->route('dashboard.index');
+                // }
+                break;
+            case 'vendor':
+                if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+                    //TODO create routes for vendor
+                  //  return redirect()->route('vendor.dashboard');
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                Auth::logout();
+                // if (Auth::guard($guard)->check()) {
+                //     return redirect('/');
+                // }
+                break;
+        }
 
         return $next($request);
     }
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 3c859fa4b3b5..b7a060640f57 100644
--- a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -121,4 +121,12 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
              ->namespace($this->namespace)
              ->group(base_path('routes/shop.php'));
     }
+
+    protected function mapVendorsApiRoutes()
+    {
+        Route::prefix('')
+            ->middleware('vendor')
+            ->namespace($this->namespace)
+            ->group(base_path('routes/vendor.php'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 64eda056b1c2..935bdbb1b52e 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'session',
             'provider' => 'contacts',
         ],
+        'vendor' => [
+            'driver' => 'session',
+            'provider' => 'vendors',
+        ],
     ],
 
     /*
@@ -85,6 +89,11 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'eloquent',
             'model' => App\Models\ClientContact::class,
         ],
+        'vendors' => [
+            'driver' => 'eloquent',
+            'model' => App\Models\VendorContact::class,
+        ],
+
 
         // 'users' => [
         //     'driver' => 'database',
@@ -120,6 +129,11 @@ return [
             'table' => 'password_resets',
             'expire' => 60,
         ],
+        'vendors' => [
+            'provider' => 'vendors',
+            'table' => 'password_resets',
+            'expire' => 60,
+        ],
     ],
 
     /*
diff --git a/routes/vendor.php b/routes/vendor.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9c2cc723e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/vendor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| API Routes
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| Here is where you can register API routes for your application. These
+| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
+| is assigned the "api" middleware group. Enjoy building your API!
+|
+*/
+
+