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

if(Request::ajax()) 

Looks to be the right answer. http://laravel.com/api/5.0/Illuminate/Http/Request.html#method_ajax

Answer 2

Most of the answers are working fine. We can also check the request header

request()->header('Accept')=='application/json'

to check the request type

Answer 3

For those working with AngularJS front-end, it does not use the Ajax header laravel is expecting. (Read more)

Use Request::wantsJson() for AngularJS:

if(Request::wantsJson()) { 
    // Client wants JSON returned 
}

Answer 4

public function index()
{
    if(!$this->isLogin())
        return Redirect::to('login');

    if(Request::ajax()) // This is check ajax request
    {
      return $JSON;
    }

    $data = array();
    $data['records'] = $this->table->fetchAll();

    $this->setLayout(compact('data'));
}

Answer 5

Those who prefer to use laravel helpers they can check if a request is ajax using laravel request() helper.

if(request()->ajax())
   // code