Laravel Restful jQuery Ajax Delete Record

Laravel Restful jQuery Ajax Delete Record.php

// route: route must go through 'web' middleware
Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
	Route::resource('post', 'PostsController');
});

// view: href link with token
<a	href="{{ action('PostsController@destroy', ['id'=>$post->id]) }}" 
								data-token="{{ csrf_token() }}"
								data-id="{{ $post->id }}" 
								class="delete-post-link"
								>Delete
							</a>
// js:
  	$('.delete-post-link').on('click', function(e) {
  		e.preventDefault();
      var parentPost = $(this).closest('.post');
  		$.ajax({
  			method	: 'delete',
        url   : $(this).attr('href'),
  			data	: {
  				_token	: $(this).data('token')
  			},
  			success	: function(data) {
  				if(data === 'delete success') {
            // location.reload();
            parentPost.slideUp();
          } else {
            alert("Could not delete data");
          }
  			},
        error: function (error) {
          console.log(error);
        }
  		});
  	});
  	
// controller destroy method
    public function destroy(Post $post, Request $request)
    {
        if($request->ajax()) {
            if($post->delete()) {
                return "delete success";
            } else {
                return "delete failed";
            }
        }
    }