Error when using POST in Laravel API

Question

I’m learning how to build an API using Laravel 5.4.*.

In the Api.php:

$this->get('products', 'API\ProductController@index', ['except' => [
    'create', 'edit'
]]);

In the Product.php:

class Product extends Model
{
    protected $fillable = ['name', 'description'];
}

In the ProductController.php:

private $product;

public function __construct(Product $product)
{
    $this->product = $product;
}

public function index()
{
    $products = $this->product->all();

    return response()->json(['data' => $products]);
}

public function store(Request $request)
{
    return response()->json([
        'result' => $this->product->create($request->all())
    ]);
}

I reviewed my code and could not find errors.

When I use GET returns the registered products, but when I use POST I get this error:

What can it be?

Answer 1

Your code is correct and the error too :)

$this->get('products'

This route specifies that only requests through the get method will be processed otherwise it will be returned to http 405 method not allowed. Conceptually research is done through the get method, to create/add new features uses the post.

Recommended reading:

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What is REST and Restful?

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Rest api tutorial

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