---
title: "API resources — Forms for Laravel | Roundly"
description: "Render a form and its groups and fields as JSON for SPA or mobile frontends with the bundled JsonResources."
url: https://roundly-consulting.com/open-source/docs/forms-for-laravel/api-resources
language: en
---

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# API resources

Ready-made JsonResources render a form and its structure for API responses:

```php
use RoundlyConsulting\Forms\Facades\Forms;
use RoundlyConsulting\Forms\Resources\FormResource;

$form = Forms::find('my-form');

return FormResource::make($form);
```

FormResource nests GroupResource (when groups are loaded), which nests FieldResource (when fields are loaded) — including each field’s options, validations and autofill state. Forms::find() eager-loads both, in order. The response looks like this:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "key": "contact",
    "name": "Contact us",
    "expires_at": null,
    "is_public": true,
    "groups": [
      {
        "key": "details",
        "name": "Your details",
        "order": 0,
        "fields": [
          {
            "key": "email",
            "name": "Email",
            "help": null,
            "type": "email",
            "autofill": { "enabled": false, "value": null },
            "options": { "has_options": false, "values": null },
            "validations": { "has_validations": true, "validations": ["required", "email"] },
            "order": 1
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

expires\_at is rendered as a date-time string when set. Extend the resources in your app if your frontend needs more — for example a field’s conditions.

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