Laravel API receive JSON 404 not found - php

Question

I'm developing a Laravel 5.6 API and I'm using Resources and Collections, Route Model Binding.
To show an item, I currently use following code in my controller:
public function show(Todo $todo)
{
TodoResource::withoutWrapping();
return new TodoResource($todo);
}
In the Exceptions > Handler.php I have the following:
public function render($request, Exception $exception)
{
// This will replace our 404 response with
// a JSON response.
if ($exception instanceof ModelNotFoundException) {
return response()->json([
'error' => 'Resource not found'
], 404);
}
return parent::render($request, $exception);
}
This works perfectly when the item is found in the database. If the item is not in the database I get a (when using a browser):
"Sorry, the page you are looking for could not be found"
When using POSTMAN rest client, I'm getting
{
"message": "No query results for model [App\\Todo].",
"exception": "Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\Exception\\NotFoundHttpException",
....
....
I would like to simply retrieve a 404 error with text "Resource not found", using both a browser or POSTMAN.
* Update with Routing info *
In my api.php, I have the following:
Route::apiResource('todos', 'TodoController');
Route::fallback(function () {
return response()->json(['message' => 'Not Found!'], 404);
});
In web.php, I have:
Route::Resource('todos', 'TodoController');
What is the best way to achieve this?

Answer 1

Make sure to alias the exception class you are checking for.
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
Without this you are checking for an instance of App\Exceptions\ModelNotFoundException.