convert response to json laravel code example

Example 1: convert json string to json object in laravel

$manage = json_decode($request->stdin, true);
 print_r($manage);

Example 2: php laravel return json response

return response()->json([
    'name' => 'Abigail',
    'state' => 'CA'
]);

Example 3: laravel json response

return response()->json([
    'name' => 'Abigail',
    'state' => 'CA',
]);