diff --git a/app/JsonApi/V1/Users/UserRequest.php b/app/JsonApi/V1/Users/UserRequest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\JsonApi\V1\Users;
+
+use LaravelJsonApi\Laravel\Http\Requests\ResourceRequest;
+
+class UserRequest extends ResourceRequest
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules for the resource.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'username' => ['required', 'string', 'unique:users,username'],
+            'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'unique:users,email'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+}