Level 1
So curious about this... having the same trouble using curl to send PATCH requests -- form data doesn't make it through.
Mar 21, 2016
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Level 3
PATCH requests with 'form-data' parameters are not recognized
Working on a restful API and I'm stuck on this weird issue when trying to update a user.
The resource controller is defined as follows:
Route::resource('users', 'Api\UsersController');
The patch URI looks like:
/api/users/{id}
The corresponding method looks as follows:
public function update(Request $request, $id)
{
dd($request->all()); //Always empty array, why?
...
}
So then tried in POSTman to send the same patch request. In POSTman you can send parameters in the body as type form-data or x-www-form-urlencoded. When using form-data, request->all() is always empty. The params send via x-www-form-urlencoded are sent correctly.
There is also a way to pass params with the button next to the URL in POSTman. This works as well. I do need to send them as form-data, because the patch request has to send a file along.
Does anyone know why the Laravel Request object is empty? And also what the difference is between those 3 types of parameters in POSTman?
Frank
Level 7
@kylescousin when using something like Postman, send a POST request and add a "_method" field with the value "PATCH".
The same goes for "PUT" by the way.
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Level 1
@usama.ashraf Thanks a lot, I fix my error!
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Level 1
use
$request->getContent();
Level 15
I know this is an old post but I am currently experiencing this.
Level 20
I have the same issue, an very strange I also foud this isssue : https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues/13457
Still not fixed
Level 2
Hi @kossa did you i know also its long time but did you found a solution for that ?
Level 13
any update on it?
Level 2
@reppair send a POST-Request and add a field with the name _method and the value PUT or PATCH to the request body
==> https://laravel.com/docs/5.7/routing#form-method-spoofing
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Level 1
I know this is an old post but here is a solution to getting the API to see the $request fields without having to spoof the PUT method.
1: Create the following middleware file in your “app/Http/Middleware” folder:
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Add this middleware in “App\Http\Kernel” file in the middleware api group.
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Save and you are done.
All API update (PUT/Patch) will be fixed for form/data requests
Level 1
We have two possibilities either add hidden field of PUT or PATCH or just add the method Blade directive : @method ('PUT') or PATCH
<form action="/foo/bar" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PUT">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
</form>
Or
<form action="/foo/bar" method="POST">
@method('PUT')
@csrf
</form>
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