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# Helper

## R**esponse helper**

API response can be many lines of code unless using a helper method.

**Helper::response()** accepts 3 parameters

* status code
* message
* data

Example of returning success data

```php
Helper::response(200,'This is success message!',$data);
```

Example of returning error data

```php
Helper::response(401,'This is error message!',null);
```