My Laravel Controller function is not executed when adding custom request - php

Question

I am new to Laravel. I decide to apply my understanding on Laravel to create a simple registration API.
This API will receive three data which are name, email, and password. These input data will be validated inside the Request file. But I found that, if I use the RegisterUserRequest $request inside my Controller file, the method inside controller file is not executed.
Here is my AuthController file:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Http\Requests\Auth\RegisterUserRequest;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
class AuthController extends Controller
{
public function register(RegisterUserRequest $request)
{
return response()->json([
'message' => 'Here',
]);
}
}
Here is my RegisterUserRequest file
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests\Auth;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class RegisterUserRequest extends FormRequest
{
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* #return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
return false;
}
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* #return array<string, mixed>
*/
public function rules()
{
return [
'name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required|email',
'password' => 'required',
];
}
}
Here is my route
Route::group(['namespace' => 'App\Http\Controllers\Api'], function () {
Route::post('register', [AuthController::class, 'register']);
});
Here is the output show on Postman:
Because suppose the output show on Postman would be:
{
"message": "Here"
}
But it don't. So i think that the register method inside the AuthController is not executed.
Is anyone know the problem? Really Appreciated!!!
Thank you.

Answer 1

As you defined, the user is not authorized to make this request:
public function authorize()
{
return false;
}
Set it to true.