Consuming API from website

I'm developing a website and REST API which are a part of the same project folder.

I've developed a REST api as below

URL: example.com/login
Type: POST
Request Body:
{
    "credentials": {
        "username":"dd",
        "password":"dd"
    },
    "appInfo": {
        "version": "1.0"
    }
}

In the login method (UserController) I'm fetching the request body as below

json_decode(Request::instance()->getContent());

Now I'm developing a webpage and want to invoke this API from there. I'm using the below code (HomeController)

public function acceptlogin(Request $request) {
    $data = array(
        'credentials'=> array(
            'username'=>$request->email,
            'password'=>$request->pasword
        ),
        'appInfo'=> array(
            'version'=> "1.0"
        )
    );
    $request1 = Request::create('example.com/login', 'POST', $data);
    $response = Route::dispatch($request1);
}

I'm able to invoke the login api from the above code but the below code in the login method returns empty.

json_decode(Request::instance()->getContent());

Can you please suggest on how to invoke a local API (within the same project) in Laravel

via Chebli Mohamed