How to use Yajra Datatables - https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables

datatablesController

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Services\SomeApiService;
use Yajra\Datatables\Datatables;

class DatatablesController extends Controller
{
    private $api;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->api = new SomeApiService();
    }

    public function index()
    {
        // EXAMPLE view see what this should look like in seperate gist (yajraUsersTable.blade.php).
        return view('datatables.users-table');
    }

    public function usersTable()
    {
        $limit = request()->input('length');
        $offset = request()->input('start');
        $query = request()->input('search')['value'];

        // get our users from our API service
        $data = $this->api->searchUsers($limit, $offset, $query);

        // get our total results
        $total = $data->meta->total;

        // decode n encode 
        $users = collect(json_decode(json_encode($data->users, true)));

        // create datatables and add 2 custom columns one for view and one for edit these are links
        $datatable = Datatables::of($users)
            ->addColumn('view', function ($users) {
                return route('users.view', $users->id);
            })
            ->addColumn('edit', function ($users) {
                return route('users.edit.view', $users->id);
            })
            ->setOffset(request()->input('start'))
            ->setTotalRecords($total);

        return $datatable->make(true);
    }
}