Search & queries

public function searchableColumns(): array
{
    return ['name', 'email'];
}

public function applySearch(Builder $query, string $search): Builder
{
    return $query->where(function (Builder $q) use ($search) {
        $q->where('name', 'like', "%{$search}%")
          ->orWhere('email', 'like', "%{$search}%")
          ->orWhereHas('company', function (Builder $q) use ($search) {
              $q->where('name', 'like', "%{$search}%");
          });
    });
}

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;

public function baseQuery(): Builder
{
    return parent::baseQuery()
        ->with(['company', 'tags'])
        ->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
}

GET /exo-api/resources/contact?per_page=50

{
  "data": [...],
  "current_page": 1,
  "last_page": 3,
  "per_page": 50,
  "total": 142,
  "next_page_url": "http://your-app.test/exo-api/resources/contact?page=2&per_page=50",
  "prev_page_url": null
}