diff --git a/src/app/Event.php b/src/app/Event.php
index 4911f044..2169a1c0 100644
--- a/src/app/Event.php
+++ b/src/app/Event.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Event extends Model
 
     protected static function boot()
     {
+        // Remember There are is also an ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware used here
+
         parent::boot();
 
         $admin = false;
diff --git a/src/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/src/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index fbc54298..fd3abe58 100644
--- a/src/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/src/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Throwable;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpExceptionInterface;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
 
 class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
@@ -49,10 +50,17 @@ public function register()
     public function render($request, Throwable $exception)
     {
         if (
-            strpos($request->getRequestUri(), '/api/', 0) === 0 &&
-            $exception instanceof NotFoundHttpException
+            $request->is('api/*')
         ) {
-            return response()->json(['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 404);
+            if ($exception instanceof HttpExceptionInterface) {
+                $statuscode = $exception->getStatusCode();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $statuscode = 500;
+            }
+            return response()->json(['error' => $exception->getMessage()], $statuscode);
+        
         }
 
         return parent::render($request, $exception);
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/EventsController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/EventsController.php
index 57174d51..351bdf17 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/EventsController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/EventsController.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function show($event)
         }
 
         if (!$event) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
         $return = [
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/ParticipantsController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/ParticipantsController.php
index cffedaf5..4db7c364 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/ParticipantsController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/ParticipantsController.php
@@ -31,34 +31,30 @@ public function index($event)
         }
 
         if (!$event) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
-        if ($event->private_participants)
-        {
-            abort(403); 
-        }
+
 
         $return = array();
 
-        foreach ($event->eventParticipants as $participant) {
-            // $x["id"] = $participant->id;
-            // $x["user_id"] = $participant->user_id;
-            // $x["ticket_id"] = $participant->ticket_id;
-            // $x["gift"] = $participant->gift;
-            // $x["gift_sendee"] = $participant->gift_sendee;
-            $seat = "Not Seated";
-            if ($participant->seat) {
-                $seat = $participant->seat->seat;
+        $return = [
+            'count' => $event->eventParticipants->count(),
+            'participants' => array(),
+        ];
+
+        if (!$event->private_participants) {
+            foreach ($event->eventParticipants as $participant) {
+                $seat = "Not Seated";
+                if ($participant->seat) {
+                    $seat = $participant->seat->seat;
+                }
+                $return["participants"][] = [
+                    'username' => $participant->user->steamname ?? $participant->user->username,
+                    'seat' => $seat,
+                ];
             }
-            $return[] = [
-                'username' => $participant->user->steamname ?? $participant->user->username,
-                'seat' => $seat,
-            ];
-            // $x['user']['steamname'] = $participant->user->steamname;
-            // $x['user']['username'] = $participant->user->username;
         }
-
         return $return;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TicketsController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TicketsController.php
index 4b21643a..b6f5c34d 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TicketsController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TicketsController.php
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ public function index($event)
             $event = Event::where('slug', $event)->first();
         }
         if (!$event) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
         $return = array();
         foreach ($event->tickets as $ticket) {
             $return[] = [
+                'id' => $ticket->id,
                 'name' => $ticket->name,
                 'type' => $ticket->type,
                 'price' => $ticket->price,
@@ -64,15 +65,14 @@ public function show($event, $ticket)
             $event = Event::where('slug', $event)->first();
         }
      	if (is_numeric($ticket)) {
-            $ticket = EventTicket::where('id', $ticket)->first();
-        } else {
-            $ticket = EventTicket::where('slug', $ticket)->first();
+            $ticket =  $event->tickets()->where('id', $ticket)->first();
         }
         if (!$event || !$ticket) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
         $return = [
+            'id' => $ticket->id,
             'name' => $ticket->name,
             'type' => $ticket->type,
             'price' => $ticket->price,
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TimetablesController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TimetablesController.php
index 31b1f9a5..fe6fa8a8 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TimetablesController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Events/TimetablesController.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function index($event)
         }
 
         if (!$event) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
         $event = Event::where('id', $event->id)->first();
@@ -54,17 +54,16 @@ public function show($event, $timetable)
             $event = Event::where('slug', $event)->first();
         }
         if (is_numeric($timetable)) {
-            $timetable = Event::where('id', $timetable)->first();
+            $timetable = $event->timetables()->with('data')->where('id', $timetable)->first();
+
         } else {
-            $timetable = Event::where('slug', $timetable)->first();
+            $timetable = $event->timetables()->with('data')->where('slug', $timetable)->first();
         }
 
         if (!$event || !$timetable) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "Event not found.");
         }
 
-        $event = Event::where('id', $event)->first();
-        $timetable = EventTimetable::where('id', $timetable)->first();
         return $timetable;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Userapi/MeController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Userapi/MeController.php
index af743758..da3f4ec1 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Userapi/MeController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Userapi/MeController.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public function getMe(Request $request)
         $user = auth('sanctum')->user();
 
         if (!isset($user)) {
-            abort(404);
+            abort(404, "User not found.");
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Kernel.php b/src/app/Http/Kernel.php
index a360bb3f..fc81db02 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'api' => [
             'throttle:60000,1',
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+            \App\Http\Middleware\ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware::class,
         ],
 
         'userapi' => [
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Middleware/ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware.php b/src/app/Http/Middleware/ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..851e53ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/Http/Middleware/ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use App\Event;
+
+
+class ApiGlobalScopesMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+
+        Event::addGlobalScope('statusNotPrivate', function (Builder $builder) {
+            $builder->where('status', 'PUBLISHED');
+        });
+
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}