---
title: "Always Render API Exceptions as JSON in Laravel"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/always-render-api-exceptions-as-json-in-laravel-q8e0xnjnj
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/always-render-api-exceptions-as-json-in-laravel
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2024-10-17T13:12:19.292Z
updated: 2024-12-09T11:44:47.547Z
tags: ["webdev", "php", "laravel"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 39
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Always Render API Exceptions as JSON in Laravel

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 1 min read · 39 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Laravel 11 introduces a new method, `shouldRenderJsonWhen()`, to enforce JSON responses for API exceptions without needing custom middleware. This improvement ensures that exceptions during API requests are always rendered as JSON, enhancing the developer experience when testing API routes in web browsers.

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