public function createGroup($userid, $groupName) { $user = User::find($userid); $group = new Group(); $group->name = $groupName; $group->user()->associate($user); $sucess = array(); $sucess['status'] = 1; $sucess['desc'] = "group succesfully created..."; $failure = array(); $failure['status'] = 0; $failure['desc'] = 'failed to create group..'; if ($group->save()) { return response()->json($sucess); } else { return response()->json($failure); } }