PHP

how to get just the first row from a table in laravel

$user = User::whereEmail($email)->first();

how to get only the first 3 records of a table in laravel

//routesweb.php
Route::get('/get-10-records', [HomeController::class, 'getRecords']);

//Create controller if not exists using
php artisan make:controller HomeController

//appHttpControllersHomeController.php
use AppModelsUser;

class HomeController extends Controller
{
    public function getRecords(){
        $users = User::select('*')->take(10)->get();
        return response()->json($users);
    }
}