Laravel HttpException - No error message - laravel

Question

I'm not able to get a descriptive error message for an ajax request hitting my application. I don't see a problem with how this is setup. I've tried removing the controller method altogether and this is still failing before it ever touches the controller.
My route:
+--------+----------+------------------------+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Domain | Method | URI | Name | Action | Middleware |
+--------+----------+------------------------+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| | POST | subscribe | | App\Http\Controllers\SubscriptionController#create | web,auth |
+--------+----------+------------------------+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
in web.php:
Route::group([
'middleware' => 'auth',
], function () {
Route::post('subscribe', 'SubscriptionController#create');
Route::post('unsubscribe', 'SubscriptionController#delete');
});
My VueJS:
this.$http.post('/subscribe', {
my-data: 'values'
}).then(response => {
// success
}, response => {
console.error('Failed to subscribe');
});
The response:
{
"message": "",
"exception": "Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\Exception\\HttpException",
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php",
"line": 203,
"trace": [
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Exceptions/Handler.php",
"line": 175,
"function": "prepareException",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Exceptions\\Handler",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/app/Exceptions/Handler.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "render",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Exceptions\\Handler",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 83,
"function": "render",
"class": "App\\Exceptions\\Handler",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 55,
"function": "handleException",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Middleware/ShareErrorsFromSession.php",
"line": 49,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\View\\Middleware\\ShareErrorsFromSession",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php",
"line": 63,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Session\\Middleware\\StartSession",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php",
"line": 37,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Cookie\\Middleware\\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php",
"line": 59,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Cookie\\Middleware\\EncryptCookies",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 102,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php",
"line": 647,
"function": "then",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php",
"line": 622,
"function": "runRouteWithinStack",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Router",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php",
"line": 588,
"function": "runRoute",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Router",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php",
"line": 577,
"function": "dispatchToRoute",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Router",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php",
"line": 176,
"function": "dispatch",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Router",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 30,
"function": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/fideloper/proxy/src/TrustProxies.php",
"line": 56,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Fideloper\\Proxy\\TrustProxies",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php",
"line": 30,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\TransformsRequest",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php",
"line": 30,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\TransformsRequest",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/ValidatePostSize.php",
"line": 27,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\ValidatePostSize",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php",
"line": 46,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 149,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\CheckForMaintenanceMode",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php",
"line": 102,
"function": "Illuminate\\Routing\\{closure}",
"class": "Illuminate\\Routing\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php",
"line": 151,
"function": "then",
"class": "Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php",
"line": 116,
"function": "sendRequestThroughRouter",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/var/www/html/public/index.php",
"line": 53,
"function": "handle",
"class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel",
"type": "->"
}
]
}

Answer 1

In the web section (web.php routes file) there is a CSRF verification with the VerifyCsrfToken middleware as the doc sais :
The VerifyCsrfToken middleware, which is included in the web
middleware group, will automatically verify that the token in the
request input matches the token stored in the session.
That's why you have 419 status code as a response.
And in the API section (api.php routes file), witch is dedicated to 'stateless' API calls, there is no CSRF verification, but you should use an API authentification via JWT or Laravel Passport for example.
So if you want to use the web section you should add X-CSRF-TOKEN header for your ajax calls with the value of the generated csrf_token that you can get it from the meta tag for example like this :
<meta name="_token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
Then use $.ajaxSetup before ajax call:
$.ajaxSetup({
headers: {
'X-CSRF-TOKEN': $('meta[name="_token"]').attr('content')
}
});
$.ajax({
url: "/subscribe",
// ....
})