Array response is the default response of DataTables.
use DataTables;
Route::get('user-data', function() {
$model = App\User::query();
return DataTables::eloquent($model)
->addColumn('intro', 'Hi {{$name}}!')
->make();
});
{
"draw": 1,
"recordsTotal": 10,
"recordsFiltered": 3,
"data": [
[414, "Abel Cole-name", "jklein@block.com", "2016-07-31 23:26:10", "2016-07-31 23:26:10"],
[267, "Addie Satterfield-name", "cassin.eva@pouros.info", "2016-07-31 23:26:00", "2016-07-31 23:26:00"],
[120, "Adeline Mayert-name", "rice.elian@abshire.com", "2016-07-31 23:25:50", "2016-07-31 23:25:50"]
]
}