How do I get HTTP Request body content in Laravel

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I am making an API with Laravel 5 and I'm testing it with PHPUnit. I need to test legacy functionality for compatibility, which is an XML POST. As of right now, my first test looks like:

public function testPostMessages()
{
    $response = $this->call('POST', 'xml');

    $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
}

This is passing just fine. Next on my list is actually sending the XML data with the POST. So for my second test, I have:

public function testPostMessagesContent()
{
    $response = $this->call('POST', 'xml');

    $this->assertTrue(is_valid_xml($response->getContent()));
}

This test fails. However, I am not sending my XML data. How do I send my XML?

Aug 11, 2020 in Laravel by kartik
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1 answer to this question.

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Hello @kartik,

Inside controller inject Request object. So if you want to access request body inside controller method 'foo' do the following:

public function foo(Request $request){
    $bodyContent = $request->getContent();
}

Hope it helps!!
Thank you!

answered Aug 11, 2020 by Niroj
• 82,840 points

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