addFieldMessages([ 'username' => [ 'required' => 'We need a username to sign you up.', 'alpha' => 'Your username can only contain letters.' ], 'email' => [ 'email' => 'That email doesn\'t look valid.' ] ]); $v->validate([ 'username' => ['cats4life', 'required|alpha|min(3)|max(20)'], 'email' => ['dale.codecourse.com', 'required|email'], 'password' => ['ilovecats', 'required'], 'password_confirm' => ['ilovecats', 'required|matches(password)'] ]); if ($v->passes()) { // Passed } else { var_dump($v->errors()->all()); }