unique validation where type in laravel code example

Example 1: how to add an custom error to validater error in laravel

if (request('event') == null) {
    $validator->errors()->add('event', 'Please select an event');
}

Example 2: laravel validation

use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;

Validator::make($data, [
    'email' => [
        'required',
        Rule::unique('users')->ignore($user->id),
    ],
]);