Returning extra information in an API resource

Hello,

I have an API resource that returns all the users along with a count for posts, comments and ratings for each user.

I want to also include a summary in the returned array and I'm wondering which would be the best approach to do this.

I was thinking about using with() like the documentation states:

public function with($request)
{
    return [
        'meta' => [
            'summary' => '...'
        ],
    ];
 }

What do you think?

Level 67

@cosminc You can do this either as meta or top level meta as you're mentioning. Just use whichever you prefer organizationally.

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Level 54

I would recommend you look at using an API Resource for this https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/eloquent-resources

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