public function store() { $request = json_decode(request()->getContent()); $rules = array('name' => 'required|unique:courses', 'attendants' => 'required'); $validation = Validator::make((array) $request, $rules); if ($validation->fails()) { return response()->json(array('error' => true, 'message' => $validation->errors()->all(), 200)); } $course = new Course(); $course->name = $request->name; $course->attendants = abs($request->attendants); $saved = $course->save(); return response()->json(array('error' => !$saved, 'courses' => $course->toArray()), $saved ? 200 : 500); }