How to remove console error 422 (Unprocessable Content) - laravel

Question

I write validation for email in my controller
public function store(Request $request)
{
/*
* validate request
*/
$request->validate([
'email' => ['required', 'unique:leads', 'email'],
]);
return response()->json([],422);
if (\App\Models\Lead::where(['email' => $request->get('email')])->count() > 0) {
// user found
return response()->json([ 'data' => [
'message' => 'lindirizzo email è già registrato'
]], 200);
}
else {
// Register the new user or whatever.
$client = \App\Models\Lead::create(['email' => $request->get('email'),]);
return response()->json([ 'data' => [
'message' => 'Registrato con successo!'
]], 201);
}
}
And when i write the same email in front i get error POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/register/leads 422 (Unprocessable Content)
My network respons its ok,
{"message":"validation.unique","errors":{"email":["validation.unique"]}}
But i dont want to show error in console

Answer 1

This line of code is unnecessary.
// ...
return response()->json([],422);
// ...
Remove it.
Writing The Validation Logic
... if the validation fails, the proper response will automatically be
generated. If the validation passes, our controller will continue
executing normally.
Addendum
The block of code below is unnecessary as well since the validation rule 'unique:leads' is sufficient:
// ...
if (\App\Models\Lead::where(['email' => $request->get('email')])->count() > 0) {
// user found
return response()->json([ 'data' => [
'message' => 'lindirizzo email è già registrato'
]], 200);
}
// ...
Remove it as well!
If you wish to have a custom message for the "unique email" validation, add it as the second parameter of the ->validate(...) method:
$request->validate([
'email' => ['required', 'unique:leads', 'email'],
], [
'email.unique' => 'lindirizzo email è già registrato'
]);

Answer 2

First, you need to check is there any email is available already or not in the table.
If you found any count of that email then simply ignore creating a record else you can add that email with a new entry inside the database.
if (Lead::where(['email' => $request->get('email')])->count() > 0) {
return response()->json([ 'data' => [
'message' => 'User data get successfully'
]], 200);
}else{
// Add a user with new email and send json response
}
}