Local API returning internal data instead of external data

@OussamaMater

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/

Route::get('/', function () {
    $urlQuery = 'http://site.test/api/account-retrieve/username/password';
    return response()->json(['status' => false, 'msg' => Http::get($urlQuery)->json()]);
});

@kingsleyuchenna Okay just to be clear, on what domain does each project running? and does the project A have this endpoint too?

@OussamaMater the two projects are running locally.

@kingsleyuchenna yes I know but at what test domain, like project B site.test how about project A? maybe this is where the confusion coming from, specially if both projects have the same endpoint, you can't tell with a 404 response

@OussamaMater this for project A Route

<?php

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 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!
|
*/

Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->get('/user', function (Request $request) {
    return $request->user();
});
Route::get('/account-retrieve/{username}/{password}', [\App\Http\Controllers\Site\NoPageController::class, 'ApiRetrieveAccount']);

Controller

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Site;

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class NoPageController extends SiteController
{

    //    APIS
    public function ApiRetrieveAccount($username, $password)
    {
        $select = [
            'id', 'name', 'username', 'password',
        ];

        if (!$user = User::query()->select($select)->whereUsername($username)->first()) {
            return response()->json(['status' => 'failed', 'message' => "Invalid User!"], 403);
        }
//        check password
        if (!\Hash::check($password, $user->password))
            return response()->json(['status' => 'failed', 'message' => "Invalid Password!"], 403);

        return response()->json(['status' => 'success', 'message' => "Confirmed.", 'user' => $user]);
    }
}

@ryangurnick I am not using Laravel Valet. I am using Laragon

@ryangurnick Yes exactly.

@kingsleyuchenna Well could be anything really, if you have both projects hosted somewhere, like Github, I will have a look, and try setting them both locally, because it's not a Laravel thing so far, I think it's confusing in domains, specially that you have similar endpoints.

@OussamaMater Thank you for your help. Sorry, the projects are private for my clients.

@kingsleyuchenna it's fine, just play around with the domains thing, I don't think it's a Laravel issue

@OussamaMater I think my .env file is the issue. When I call the Project A API from Project B, Project B .env replaces Project A .env

@kingsleyuchenna What do you mean by "replaces" this can't be true if you are not manipulating any files?

@kingsleyuchenna unless this production i suggest you try php artisan config:clear and see if it still works