Laravel Input array of objects to api routes

Question

I'm passing the following request to laravel api, but when I dump the input request, Laravel is returning an empty array.

{
  "expense_type" : "payment",
  "description" : "test",
  "notes" : "My notes",
  "expense_date": "2019-01-15",
  "cost" : 100.50,
  "group_id" : 1,
  "shares" : [
    {
        "user_id" : 1,
        "paid_share" : 100.50,
        "owed_share" : 00.00
    },
    {
        "user_id" : 2,
        "paid_share" : 00.00,
        "owed_share" : 50.25
    },
    {
        "user_id" : 3,
        "paid_share" : 00.00,
        "owed_share" : 50.25
    }
  ]
 }

The output when dumping the input $request->all() is []

can some one help if there is something wrong in the request

try `$request->headers->set('content-type','application/json');` in the body of function before you access data — Mehravish Temkar, Jan 25 '19 at 05:16
@MehravishTemkar I did but no luck, also I'm sending the same header from the postman — Reiah Paul Sam, Jan 25 '19 at 05:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '19 at 05:09

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When you send data in request as json data then $request->all() will always return empty. In order to access data in $request->all() variable you have to send form data not json data.

So, when json data is sent through api, you can access it as array in the controller like this:

$data = json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input"), true);

Now, you can access the values like $data['expense_type']

I hope you understand.

answered Jan 25 '19 at 05:09

Sagar Gautam

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@ReiahPaulSam with above code i've written, you can access all the data in $data variable what's the problem ? – Sagar Gautam Jan 25 '19 at 05:13
In Laravel `$data = json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input"), true);` is returning null – Reiah Paul Sam Jan 25 '19 at 05:15
@ReiahPaulSam You have to write the above code in the laravel controller function – Sagar Gautam Jan 25 '19 at 05:16
Also, When I removed the `shares` array from the input the whole input is being retrieved in the controller and Request Validation file where we write rules. – Reiah Paul Sam Jan 25 '19 at 05:17
@ReiahPaulSam Then it's difficult to understand – Sagar Gautam Jan 25 '19 at 05:19

Laravel Input array of objects to api routes

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