Laravel setup for basic API and AJAX-calls - json

Question

Laravel POST return type?
I'm setting up an API alpha version using basic auth single sign on.
Cant debug with postman/js because its not returning JSON but redirecting me instead. From what Ive read AJAX calls shouldnt be redirected? Do I have errors in the configuration?
Routes:
Route::post('/test1', 'tradesCtrl#test1']);
//Route::post('/test1', ['middleware' => 'auth.basic.once', 'uses' => 'tradesCtrl#test1']);
AJAX call:
$.post(
"http://localhost:8000/test1",
{
p1:"100a",
p2:80
},
function(data, status,jqXHR){
console.log(data);
});
Controller (this will echo HTTP (!):
public function test1(Request $request)
{
if($request->ajax()) {
echo "AJAX!";
} else {
echo "HTTP!";
}
}
Allow cross domain for now in App.php
// allow origin
header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *');
Kernel.php disable csrf protection by commeting out
app\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken::class
If I try to insert validation for parameters
public function test1(Request $request)
{
$this->validate($request, [
'p1' => 'Integer',
'p2' => 'Integer'
]);
echo "Serving stuff";
}
This immediately return in a 404 page not found when failing validation, probably a redirect to something else that's not working??