public function getVerify($key = null) { if (empty($key)) { return response()->json(array("error" => "No API key provided.")); } $key = Key::where('api_key', '=', $key)->first(); if (empty($key)) { return response()->json(array("error" => "Invalid key provided.")); } else { return response()->json(array("valid" => "Key validated.", "name" => $key->name, "created_at" => $key->created_at)); } }