Why not simply say

return response()->json([ 'error': 404, 'message': 'Not found' ]);

@astroanu : It is not really a solution because it is not a HTTP error. The answer status will be 200 and not 404 here. And I would like that the answer will be 404 and not 200.

You can pass the http code on to the json method as follows:

return response()->json([ 'error': 404, 'message': 'Not found' ], 404);

From the Laravel documentation

json(string|array $data = array(), int $status = 200, array $headers = array(), int $options)

Actually i misread your first post. On L5 you can simply do this on your controller.

abort(404, 'Doomed');

Thank you very much this worked for me...

astroanu said:

You can pass the http code on to the json method as follows:

return response()->json([ 'error': 404, 'message': 'Not found' ], 404);

From the Laravel documentation

json(string|array $data = array(), int $status = 200, array $headers = array(), int $options)

^_^ glad it helped someone

astroanu said:

You can pass the http code on to the json method as follows:

return response()->json([ 'error': 404, 'message': 'Not found' ], 404);

From the Laravel documentation

json(string|array $data = array(), int $status = 200, array $headers = array(), int $options)

I think you meant to put hash rockets :)

return response()->json([ 'error' => 404, 'message' => 'Not found' ], 404);

haha .. i've been coding too much js lately.