API change MethodNotAllowedHttpException

Hi!

I am working on an API. We use the same Laravel installation for the website and the API, but for the API we use an API namespace. I want to return a JSON response for the API if the route is not existing.

With Route::fallback() I can return a 404. But if the if route does exists but they are not using the right resource, it returns a MethodNotAllowedHttpException. I want to change this exception to my own JSON response. How can I do this without affecting the website (only the API)?

tykus

6 years ago

Best Answer

Level 104

You can check if the incoming request wants/expects a JSON response using:

if (request()->wantsJson()) {
    return response()->json(['message' => 'Not Found'], 404);
}

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