Resource Controllers for API: How to Remove create/edit methods?

Resource controllers are great for CRUDs, but if we use them for APIs, there are two unnecessary methods - create() and edit(), cause there are no visual forms for it. So how to remove them from routes? There are two ways. First: did you know that you can add another parameter to Route::resource()? Like this: 
Route::resource('roles', 'RolesController', ['except' => ['edit', 'create']]);
So, just list the methods you won't use. Or, alternatively, list methods you only want to use: 
Route::resource('roles', 'RolesController', [
  'only' => ['index', 'show', 'store', 'update', 'destroy']
]);
Second: From Laravel 5.4.24 we have a new route function apiResource() 
Route::apiResource('roles', 'RolesController');
It will form and pass the same only parameter as in example above. Thanks Lasse Rafn for pointing it out on Twitter.
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