Laravel - check if Ajax request

Question

I have been trying to find a way to determine ajax call in Laravel but i don\'t find any document regarding it.

I have a index() function which i want t

Answer 1

$request->wantsJson()

You can try $request->wantsJson() if $request->ajax() does not work

$request->ajax() works if your JavaScript library sets an X-Requested-With HTTP header.

By default Laravel set this header in js/bootstrap.js

window.axios = require('axios');

window.axios.defaults.headers.common['X-Requested-With'] = 'XMLHttpRequest';

In my case, I used a different frontend code and I had to put this header manually for $request->ajax() to work.

But $request->wantsJson() will check the axios query without the need for a header X-Requested-With:

// Determine if the current request is asking for JSON. This checks Content-Type equals application/json.
$request->wantsJson()
// or 
\Request::wantsJson() // not \Illuminate\Http\Request