laravel response json if not authorized
>>> add this function in app/Exceptions/Handler.php use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException; use Illuminate\Http\Request; use Illuminate\Http\Response; /** * Convert an authentication exception into an unauthenticated response. * * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request * @param \Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException $exception * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response */ protected function unauthenticated($request, AuthenticationException $exception) { return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthenticated!'], 401); }