Exclude Laravel-specific values from request

Question

I want to run json_encode($request->all()) after a form is submitted, however the returned array is "polluted" with _method and _token values.

Is there any neat way to exclude the framework-specific fields from the generated json?

Pushbike

Answer 1

$request->only('username', 'password');

or

$request->except('_method', '_token');

Source: https://laravel.com/api/5.3/Illuminate/Http/Request.html#method_only

Artemisia

Something to note: both this answer and the one below convert the request to an array which may not be desirable. – Taurine

Answer 2

Yes, the Request class provides just that

$request->except('_method', '_token')

Unshaped