From 81bf41a091b9bb4ade1134cd82dc696d3eb79477 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: snipe <snipe@snipe.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 21:05:01 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Added an explanation for folks trying to access the API base
 endpoint with no real endpoint

---
 routes/api.php | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 569b9533f..2c6a6ab26 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api', 'middleware' => 'auth:api'], function () {
 
+
+    Route::get('/', function() {
+
+        return response()->json(
+            [
+                'status' => 'error',
+                'message' => '404 endpoint not found. This is the base URL for the API and does not return anything itself. Please check the API reference at https://snipe-it.readme.io/reference to find a valid API endpoint.',
+                'payload' => null,
+            ], 404);
+    });
+
+
+
+
     Route::group(['prefix' => 'account'], function () {
 
         Route::get('requestable/hardware',
@@ -990,6 +1004,15 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api', 'middleware' => 'auth:api']
 
     }); // kits group
 
+    Route::fallback(function(){
+        return response()->json(
+            [
+                'status' => 'error',
+                'message' => '404 endpoint not found. Please check the API reference at https://snipe-it.readme.io/reference to find a valid API endpoint.',
+                'payload' => null,
+            ], 404);
+    });
+
 });