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Quick Tip

API Resources: With or Without "data"?

If you use Eloquent API Resources to return data, they will be automatically wrapped in 'data'. If you want to remove it, add JsonResource::withoutWrapping(); in app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php.

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
public function boot()
{
JsonResource::withoutWrapping();
}
}

Tip given by @phillipmwaniki

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