Routing api to a controller in Laravel

I want to create a custom public API; and answer all api requests under ApiController with a routing like this:

Route::resource("/api","ApiController");

I tried to add this under routes/web or routes/api; but no chance. I get "Sorry..page not found".

Other routing options under routes/web work fine; I only have a problem when it comes to /api.

Should I proceed with a route like /custom_public_api or is there anything I can do about this?

via Chebli Mohamed