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title: "Validating distinct data in requests"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/validating-distinct-data-in-requests-7rimyavjv
source_url: https://freek.dev/3124-validating-distinct-data-in-requests
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published: 2026-05-31T12:31:46.435Z
updated: 2026-05-31T12:32:01.161Z
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# Validating distinct data in requests

**[FREEK.DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/freek)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Michael Dyrynda demonstrates how to use Laravel's `distinct` validation rule to prevent duplicate values in nested request payloads, stopping them from corrupting relationship mapping. The post also covers the `strict` and `ignore_case` modifier options for more precise comparison control.

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