ajax_request_laravel5.js

$.ajax({
  url: 'http://mydomain.com/ajax-request',
  type: 'POST',
  dataType: 'json',
  async: true,
  data:{
      '_token': '{{ csrf_token() }}',
      'foo' : 'Foo'
  },
  success: function success(data, status) {
      console.log(data);
      alert(data);
  },
  error: function error(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
      alert('Remote sever unavailable. Please try later');
  }
});