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title: 'You can use the `missing` method to customize 404 handling on a route'
tweet_id: '1512463798287814658'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-14
author_username: cosmeescobedo
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created_at: 2022-04-08T16:14:04+00:00
slug: you-can-use-the-missing-method-to-customize-404-handling-on-a-route
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🔥 Laravel tip: Customizing Missing Model Behavior in route model bindings

By default, Laravel throws a 404 error when it can't bind the model, but you can change that behavior by passing a closure to the missing method.