Auth user entry in table api

This is friend request code, When i request to another user than token(login user or auth user)didn't entry in table. This is my frd table, you can show here..How can i set auth user as user_id_2 and entry in data table

 public function request(Request $request) {
        $input =$request->all();
        
        $user = User::find($request->user_id_1);
        $friend->user_id_2 = Auth::guard('api')->user()->id;
        if(empty($user)){
            return [
                'status' => 'error',
                'msg' => 'no user found'
            ];
        }
        

        if($request->approved == "yes"){
          $friend = new Friend();
          $friend->user_id_1 = $user->id;
            $friend->approved = "yes";
            // dd($user);
            $friend->save();
         $data = array("status" => $user);
         return $data;
        }
        else{
            $friend->approved = false;
            $friend->save();
            return [
                'user_id' => $user->id,
                'true' => true
            ];
        }
       

    
    }

via Chebli Mohamed