How to determine where a request is coming from in a REST api

Question

I have an RESTful API with controllers that should return a JSON response when is being hit by my android application and a \"view\" when it\'s being hit by a web browser. I\'m

Answer 1

Use this Way. you can simply identify URL being call form ( Web or API )

Controller code

if ( Request::capture()->expectsJson()  )
     {  return "API Method";  }
     else
     {  return "Web Method";     }

Route Code

For api.php Route::post("category","CategoryController@index");

For Web.php Route::get("category","CategoryController@index");