Complex classes like JsonApiController often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use JsonApiController, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 13 | abstract class JsonApiController extends Controller  | 
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| 14 | { | 
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| 15 | use JsonApiErrors;  | 
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| 17 | /**  | 
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| 18 | * Return the Eloquent Model for the resource.  | 
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| 19 | *  | 
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| 20 | * @return Model  | 
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| 21 | */  | 
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| 22 | abstract protected function getModel();  | 
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| 24 | /**  | 
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| 25 | * Return the type name of the resource.  | 
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| 26 | *  | 
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| 27 | * @return string  | 
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| 28 | */  | 
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| 29 | protected function getModelType()  | 
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| 34 | /**  | 
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| 35 | * The model relationships that can be updated.  | 
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| 36 | *  | 
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| 37 | * @return string  | 
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| 38 | */  | 
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| 39 | protected function getModelRelationships()  | 
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| 44 | /**  | 
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| 45 | * Return a listing of the resource.  | 
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| 46 | *  | 
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| 47 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 48 | *  | 
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| 49 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 50 | */  | 
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| 51 | public function indexAction(Request $request)  | 
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| 84 | /**  | 
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| 85 | * Store a new record.  | 
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| 86 | *  | 
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| 87 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 88 | *  | 
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| 89 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 90 | */  | 
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| 91 | public function storeAction(Request $request)  | 
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| 102 | /**  | 
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| 103 | * Return a specified record.  | 
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| 104 | *  | 
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| 105 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 106 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 107 | *  | 
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| 108 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 109 | */  | 
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| 110 | public function showAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 118 | /**  | 
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| 119 | * Update a specified record.  | 
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| 120 | *  | 
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| 121 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 122 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 123 | *  | 
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| 124 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 125 | */  | 
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| 126 | public function updateAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 138 | /**  | 
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| 139 | * Destroy a specified record.  | 
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| 140 | *  | 
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| 141 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 142 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 143 | *  | 
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| 144 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 145 | */  | 
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| 146 | public function destroyAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 154 | /**  | 
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| 155 | * Update a named many-to-one relationship association on a specified record.  | 
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| 156 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-one-relationships  | 
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| 157 | *  | 
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| 158 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 159 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 160 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 161 | * @param string|null $foreignKey  | 
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| 162 | *  | 
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| 163 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 164 | */  | 
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| 165 | public function updateToOneRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation, $foreignKey = null)  | 
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| 179 | /**  | 
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| 180 | * Update named many-to-many relationship entries on a specified record.  | 
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| 181 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-many-relationships  | 
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| 182 | *  | 
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| 183 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 184 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 185 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 186 | *  | 
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| 187 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 188 | */  | 
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| 189 | public function updateToManyRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 217 | /**  | 
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| 218 | * Return an instance of the resource by primary key.  | 
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| 219 | *  | 
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| 220 | * @param int $key  | 
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| 221 | *  | 
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| 222 | * @throws \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException  | 
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| 223 | *  | 
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| 224 | * @return Model  | 
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| 225 | */  | 
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| 226 | protected function findModelInstance($key)  | 
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| 231 | /**  | 
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| 232 | * Return any JSON API resource parameters from a request.  | 
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| 233 | *  | 
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| 234 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 235 | *  | 
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| 236 | * @return array  | 
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| 237 | */  | 
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| 238 | protected function getRequestParameters($request)  | 
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| 248 | /**  | 
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| 249 | * Return any comma separated values in a request query field as an array.  | 
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| 250 | *  | 
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| 251 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 252 | * @param string $key  | 
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| 253 | *  | 
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| 254 | * @return array  | 
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| 255 | */  | 
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| 256 | protected function getRequestQuerySet($request, $key)  | 
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| 261 | /**  | 
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| 262 | * Transform a set of models into a JSON API collection.  | 
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| 263 | *  | 
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| 264 | * @param \Illuminate\Support\Collection $records  | 
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| 265 | * @param array $fields  | 
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| 266 | *  | 
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| 267 | * @return array  | 
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| 268 | */  | 
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| 269 | protected function transformCollection($records, array $fields = [])  | 
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| 280 | /**  | 
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| 281 | * Transform a model instance into a JSON API object.  | 
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| 282 | *  | 
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| 283 | * @param Model $record  | 
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| 284 | * @param array|null $fields Field names of attributes to limit to  | 
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| 285 | * @param array|null $include Relations to include  | 
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| 286 | *  | 
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| 287 | * @return array  | 
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| 288 | */  | 
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| 289 | protected function transformRecord($record, array $fields = [], array $include = [])  | 
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| 331 | /**  | 
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| 332 | * Update one or more relationships on a model instance.  | 
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| 333 | *  | 
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| 334 | * @param Model $record  | 
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| 335 | * @param array $relationships  | 
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| 336 | */  | 
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| 337 | protected function updateRecordRelationships($record, array $relationships)  | 
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| 352 | }  | 
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It is generally a best practice as it is often more readable to use concatenation instead of interpolation for variables inside strings.