input('password') !== 'password123') { return response()->json(['message' => 'Unauthorized: Wrong password'], 401); } if(!Participant::where('id', $id)->exists()) { $participant = Participant::create([ 'user_id' => $id, 'token' => (string) Str::ulid() ]); return $participant->token; } else { $participant = Participant::where('id', $id)->first(); return $participant->token; } } }