Friendly Message for MissingAbilityException

app/Exceptions/Handler.php

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
+use Laravel\Sanctum\Exceptions\MissingAbilityException;
 use Throwable;
 
 class Handler extends ExceptionHandler {
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler {
                 'message'=>$exception->getMessage()
             ],404);
         }
+
+        if ($exception instanceof MissingAbilityException) {
+            return response([
+                'error'=>1,
+                'message'=>"Not authorized"
+            ],409);
+        }
         return parent::render($request, $exception);
     }
 }