Enable API like get requests on single objects user/1 /laravel/routing/controller.php public static function call around line 132

controller.php

// For convenience we will set the current controller and action on the
// Request's route instance so they can be easily accessed from the
// application. This is sometimes useful for dynamic situations.
if ( ! is_null($route = Request::route())) {
	$route->controller = $name;
	if (is_numeric($method)) {
		$parameters = array(
			'id' => $method,
		);

		$method = "index";
		$route->controller_action = "index";
	} else {
		$route->controller_action = $method;
	}
}