Validate if input is url or email in Laravel 9

Question

I am trying to validate a field but I am not able to do it. I have this Request Validator

public function rules()
    {
        return  [            
            ...
            'input' => 'required|url|email',
        ];
    }

What I want to do is to validate if the input is url or email, can be one of them, what can I do? Here I am validating both cases, but the input can be one of them. Thanks.

I'd make a custom validation rule (laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#custom-validation-rules) that creates a pair of validators (laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#manually-creating-validators) and runs it through both. If it passes one or the other, pass the custom rule. — ceejayoz
– ceejayoz, Commented Mar 29, 2022 at 17:35
For reference, this is what the url and email rules check to determine validity: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/9.x/src/Illuminate/Validation/… and github.com/laravel/framework/blob/9.x/src/Illuminate/Validation/…. — Tim Lewis
– Tim Lewis, Commented Mar 29, 2022 at 17:54

Franz · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-13 09:11:49Z

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public function rules(): array
{
    return [
        'input' => ['required', function ($field, $value) {
            $data = [$field => $value];
            $emailValidator = Validator::make($data, [$field => 'email']);
            $urlValidator = Validator::make($data, [$field => 'url']);

            if ($urlValidator->passes() || $emailValidator->passes()) {
                return true;
            }

            $this->validator->getMessageBag()->add($field, $field . ' must be a valid email address or a valid url');

            return false;
        }],
    ];
}

answered Sep 13, 2022 at 9:11

Franz

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