'required|unique:permits_reminders,model', 'expiry_date' => 'required|date|after_or_equal:today', 'reminder_date' => 'required|date|after_or_equal:today', ]; // Perform validation $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), $rules); if ($validator->fails()) { $validationErrors = $validator->errors()->all(); $validationError = implode("
", $validationErrors); // Return validation error response return response()->json([ 'title' => 'Create Permits Reminder Failed', 'message' => $validationError, "payload" => [] ], 422); // 422 Unprocessable Entity status code for validation errors } // If validation passes, create the record $record = PermitsReminder::create([ 'expiry_date' => Carbon::parse($request->input('expiry_date'))->format('Y-m-d'), 'reminder_date' => Carbon::parse($request->input('reminder_date'))->format('Y-m-d'), 'model' => $request->input('model'), ]); $response = [ "title" => "Create Permits Reminder Successful", "message" => "You have successfully created a Permits Reminder", "payload" => [ "data" => $record ] ]; return response()->json($response); } }