No Need for response()->json()

Another thing I noticed is how OrderController is returning response()->json() everywhere:

app/Http/Controllers/Api/OrderController.php:

public function show($order_id)
{
    // ...
 
    return response()->json(new OrderResource($order), Response::HTTP_OK);
}

The thing is that if Laravel detects the API call, it automatically returns JSON, so you don't need to specify this manually.

The Response::HTTP_OK (200 status code) is also returned automatically by Laravel.

So, in this case, the "Laravel way" code would be just this:

app/Http/Controllers/Api/OrderController.php:

public function show($order_id)
{
    // ...
 
    return new OrderResource($order);
}

The only reason why it may be beneficial to specify response()->json() and the status code is if the...