addRuleMessages([ 'required' => 'Hold up, the {field} field is required!', 'email' => 'That doesn\'t look like a valid email address to me.' ]); $v->validate([ 'username' => ['', 'required|alpha|min(3)|max(20)'], 'email' => ['dale.codecourse.com', 'required|email'], 'password' => ['ilovecats', 'required'], 'password_confirm' => ['ilovecats', 'required|matches(password)'] ]); if ($v->passes()) { // Passed } else { var_dump($v->errors()->all()); }