validated(); $validated['is_admin'] = false; $validated['password'] = Str::random(8); $validated['status'] = true; try { $user = User::create($validated); }catch (\Illuminate\Database\QueryException $exception){ return response() ->json($exception); } return response() ->json(['message' => 'Successfully created user ' . $user->firstname]); } public function getUser(Request $request, $id) { if (!empty($id)){ try { # The user exists $user = User::where('uuid', $id)->firstOrfail(); return response() ->json(["status" => true]); } catch (Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException $e) { // The user does not exist return response() ->json(["status" => false]); } } else { return response() ->json(["status" => "false", "message" => "Please specify UUID"]); } } }