diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php
index 4f934ef9..09c7763d 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class CommentController extends Controller
 {
     public function addComment(Request $request)
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $payload = $request->only([
                 'resource-type', 'resource-id', 'comment'
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ public function addComment(Request $request)
 
     public function destroyComment(Request $request)
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $payload = $request->only(['comment-id']);
             $comment = Comment::findOrFail($request->only(['comment-id']))->first();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
index f5c6af6f..b306f249 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public function addClap(Request $request): JsonResponse
         );
 
         return ($recipe = $this->service->addClap($request->get('recipe_id'))) ?
-            /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
             $this->successResponse(['updated' => true, 'claps' => $recipe->claps]) :
             $this->errorResponse(['error' => 'There was an error processing this request. Please try again.']);
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
index f35df16d..6e82317f 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public function update($username, UserUpdateRequest $request)
 
     public function followUser(Request $request)
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             if ($toFollow = $request->get('toFollow')) {
                 $userToFollow = $this->service->findWhere($toFollow)->first();
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ private function getWhoToFollowData(User $user)
 
     public function addFeedback(Request $request)
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $hasRespondedAlready = UserFeedback::where(['user_id' => $user->getKey(), 'type' => 'feedback']);
 
@@ -172,7 +170,6 @@ public function addFeedback(Request $request)
 
     public function listVideos(HttpRequestRunner $requestRunner)
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $tikTokUser = $user->getTikTokUser();
             $errors = [
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/JWTAuthGuard.php b/app/Http/Middleware/JWTAuthGuard.php
index d65b8692..f2e02b60 100755
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/JWTAuthGuard.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/JWTAuthGuard.php
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ class JWTAuthGuard
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
     {
         try {
-            /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
             if (JWTAuth::parseToken()->authenticate()) {
 
-                /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
                 $request->merge(["user_id" => JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()->getKey()]);
 
                 return $next($request);
diff --git a/app/Interfaces/serviceInterface.php b/app/Interfaces/serviceInterface.php
index 8ccefab6..b3301658 100755
--- a/app/Interfaces/serviceInterface.php
+++ b/app/Interfaces/serviceInterface.php
@@ -8,13 +8,33 @@
 
 interface serviceInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
     public function index();
 
-    public function show($option);
+    /**
+     * @param string|int $option
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function show(string|int $option);
 
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @return mixed
+     */
     public function store(Request $request);
 
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @param string $option
+     * @return mixed
+     */
     public function update(Request $request, string $option);
 
-    public function findWhere($q);
+    /**
+     * @param string|int $q
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function findWhere(string|int $q);
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/CookbookService.php b/app/Services/CookbookService.php
index cfd62cb8..8799258e 100755
--- a/app/Services/CookbookService.php
+++ b/app/Services/CookbookService.php
@@ -71,15 +71,12 @@ public function store(Request $request): bool
             }
         }
 
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
         $cookbook->slug = DbHelper::generateUniqueSlug($request->name, 'cookbooks', 'slug');
 
         if ($cookbook->save()) {
-            /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
             $cookbook->users()->attach($cookbook->user_id);
 
             foreach ($categories as $category) {
-                /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line  */
                 $cookbook->categories()->attach($category);
             }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/SearchService.php b/app/Services/SearchService.php
index 34f01928..8b0d0549 100755
--- a/app/Services/SearchService.php
+++ b/app/Services/SearchService.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public function getAllCookbooksByTag(array $tags): Collection
                 }
             }
 
-            /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
             $result->metaData = [
                 'contains' => $contains,
                 'missing' => $missing
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ public function getAllCookbooksByCategoryName($category_names)
                     }
                 }
 
-                /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
                 $result->metaData = [
                     'contains' => $contains,
                     'missing' => $missing
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ public function getAllRecipesByIngredientName($ingredients)
      */
     public function getAllCookbooksByMe($cookbookName = "")
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $me = $user->getKey();
 
@@ -269,7 +266,6 @@ public function getAllCookbooksByMe($cookbookName = "")
      */
     public function getAllRecipesByMe($recipeName = "")
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($user = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $me = $user->getKey();
 
@@ -285,7 +281,6 @@ public function getAllRecipesByMe($recipeName = "")
 
     public function getFollowing()
     {
-        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if ($me = JWTAuth::parseToken()->user()) {
             $recipes = [];
             $following = Following::where(['follower_id' => $me->getKey()])->pluck('following')->toArray();
diff --git a/app/Services/TikTok/AccessToken.php b/app/Services/TikTok/AccessToken.php
index 7f382d71..c2bbf745 100644
--- a/app/Services/TikTok/AccessToken.php
+++ b/app/Services/TikTok/AccessToken.php
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 
 class AccessToken extends Request
 {
-//    private $endpoint = 'access-token';
-
-    public function handle()
+    public function handle(): void
     {
         $firstRequest = $this->httpClient->post('https://open.tiktokapis.com/v2/oauth/token/', [
             'headers' => [
@@ -27,7 +25,9 @@ public function handle()
         $decoded = json_decode($firstRequest->getBody()->getContents(), true);
 
         if ($decoded["error"]) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(json_encode($decoded));
+            if ($exception = json_encode($decoded)) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException($exception);
+            }
         }
 
         Config::set('tiktok', ['access_token' => $decoded['access_token']]);
diff --git a/app/Services/TikTok/HttpRequestRunner.php b/app/Services/TikTok/HttpRequestRunner.php
index 15b934b6..337d8cb4 100644
--- a/app/Services/TikTok/HttpRequestRunner.php
+++ b/app/Services/TikTok/HttpRequestRunner.php
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\TikTok;
 
+use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 class HttpRequestRunner
 {
-    public function __invoke(array $config, bool $async = false, Request...$requests)
+    /**
+     * @param array<string> $config
+     * @param bool $async
+     * @param Request ...$requests
+     * @return $this
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function __invoke(array $config, bool $async = false, Request...$requests): self
     {
         $this->validateConfig($config);
 
@@ -22,23 +30,28 @@ public function __invoke(array $config, bool $async = false, Request...$requests
     }
 
     //todo
-    public function handleSync() {}
+    public function handleSync(): void {}
 
-    public function getContents()
+    public function getContents(): array
     {
         return Config::get('tiktok');
     }
 
-    private function setCode(string $code)
+    private function setCode(string $code): void
     {
         Config::set('tiktok', ['code' => $code]);
     }
 
-    private function validateConfig(array $options = [])
+    /**
+     * @param array<string> $options
+     * @return void
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    private function validateConfig(array $options = []): void
     {
         foreach ($options as $i => $j) {
             if (is_numeric($i)) {
-                throw new \Exception('Invalid type. Must be a key/value pair.');
+                throw new Exception('Invalid type. Must be a key/value pair.');
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/TikTok/Request.php b/app/Services/TikTok/Request.php
index 2ad916b7..6d9013f9 100644
--- a/app/Services/TikTok/Request.php
+++ b/app/Services/TikTok/Request.php
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
 
 abstract class Request
 {
-    protected $httpClient;
-    private $endpoint = '';
+    protected Client $httpClient;
+    private string $endpoint = '';
 
     public function __construct()
     {
         $this->httpClient = new Client();
     }
 
-    public abstract function handle();
+    public abstract function handle(): void;
 
-    public function getEndpoint()
+    public function getEndpoint(): string
     {
         return $this->endpoint;
     }
diff --git a/app/Services/TikTok/UserInfo.php b/app/Services/TikTok/UserInfo.php
index ca60f702..5d1125d5 100644
--- a/app/Services/TikTok/UserInfo.php
+++ b/app/Services/TikTok/UserInfo.php
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 
 class UserInfo extends Request
 {
-//    private $endpoint = 'user-info';
-    public function handle() {}
+    public function handle(): void {}
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/TikTok/Videos.php b/app/Services/TikTok/Videos.php
index 82980c66..b71d6480 100644
--- a/app/Services/TikTok/Videos.php
+++ b/app/Services/TikTok/Videos.php
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 
 class Videos extends Request
 {
-//    private $endpoint = 'video-links';
-
-    public function handle()
+    public function handle(): void
     {
         $nextRequest = $this->httpClient->request('POST',
             'https://open.tiktokapis.com/v2/video/list/',
@@ -40,7 +38,9 @@ public function handle()
 
         if ($decoded["error"]) {
             $stage = '/video/list/';
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(json_encode($decoded));
+            if ($exception = json_encode($decoded)) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException($exception);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/UserContactDetailsService.php b/app/Services/UserContactDetailsService.php
index c823e776..67a59db1 100755
--- a/app/Services/UserContactDetailsService.php
+++ b/app/Services/UserContactDetailsService.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Services;
 
-use App\Models\Cookbook;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserContactDetail;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -18,14 +17,13 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->serviceModel = new UserContactDetail();
     }
 
-    protected $contact_detail;
-
     /**
      * Creates new user contact detail
      *
      * @param  Request  $request
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(Request $request): void
     {
         $detail = new UserContactDetail($request->only([
             'user_id',
diff --git a/app/Services/UserService.php b/app/Services/UserService.php
index ce332e4d..09dbf6c3 100755
--- a/app/Services/UserService.php
+++ b/app/Services/UserService.php
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserContactDetail;
 use App\Utils\DbHelper;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Hashing\BcryptHasher;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 
 /**
  * Class UserService
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ public function __construct()
     /**
      * Get all users from the database
      */
-    public function index()
+    public function index(): LengthAwarePaginator
     {
         return User::paginate(15);
     }
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ public function index()
     /**
      * Create a new user resource
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(Request $request): bool
     {
         $user = new User([
             'name' => $request->name,
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
         return false;
     }
 
-    public function show($q)
+    public function show(string|int $q): Collection
     {
         return $this->findWhere($q)->get()->append(['tiktok_videos']);
     }
@@ -103,10 +106,10 @@ public function update(Request $request, string $option)
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $q
-     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     * @param string|int $q
+     * @return Builder
      */
-    public function findWhere($q)
+    public function findWhere(string|int $q): Builder
     {
         return User::with(['cookbooks', 'recipes'])
             ->where('id', '=', $q)
diff --git a/app/Traits/EncryptsPayload.php b/app/Traits/EncryptsPayload.php
index 79c598bc..3cc53a49 100755
--- a/app/Traits/EncryptsPayload.php
+++ b/app/Traits/EncryptsPayload.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ trait EncryptsPayload
     /**
      * Encrypts the given payload using Crypt
      *
-     * @param  array  $payload
+     * @param array<string> $payload
      * @return string
      */
     public function encryptPayload(array $payload): string
diff --git a/app/Utils/UriHelper.php b/app/Utils/UriHelper.php
index 3f1344b7..55b5b181 100644
--- a/app/Utils/UriHelper.php
+++ b/app/Utils/UriHelper.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 class UriHelper
 {
+    /**
+     * @param array<string> $parameters
+     */
     public static function buildHttpQuery(string $redirectToPage, array $parameters): string
     {
         $redirectToPage = $redirectToPage . '.beta-version-1-staging';
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9e166848..087b10b9 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
         "ext-json": "*",
         "fakerphp/faker": "1.19.0",
         "laravel/sail": "^1.15",
-        "nunomaduro/larastan": "^2.0"
+        "nunomaduro/larastan": "^2.6",
+        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.10"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index ee6ead95..16521bfa 100755
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "a4e9787c1a523737182bf491d5ae6ee1",
+    "content-hash": "5ed8ec07dfccb4e0f2fc72c98dc2bfed",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-crt-php",
@@ -10278,12 +10278,12 @@
             "version": "v2.6.4",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/nunomaduro/larastan.git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/larastan/larastan.git",
                 "reference": "6c5e8820f3db6397546f3ce48520af9d312aed27"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/nunomaduro/larastan/zipball/6c5e8820f3db6397546f3ce48520af9d312aed27",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/larastan/larastan/zipball/6c5e8820f3db6397546f3ce48520af9d312aed27",
                 "reference": "6c5e8820f3db6397546f3ce48520af9d312aed27",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
@@ -10346,8 +10346,8 @@
                 "static analysis"
             ],
             "support": {
-                "issues": "https://github.com/nunomaduro/larastan/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/nunomaduro/larastan/tree/v2.6.4"
+                "issues": "https://github.com/larastan/larastan/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/larastan/larastan/tree/v2.6.4"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -10367,6 +10367,7 @@
                     "type": "patreon"
                 }
             ],
+            "abandoned": "larastan/larastan",
             "time": "2023-07-29T12:13:13+00:00"
         },
         {
@@ -10569,16 +10570,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "phpstan/phpstan",
-            "version": "1.10.35",
+            "version": "1.10.67",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan.git",
-                "reference": "e730e5facb75ffe09dfb229795e8c01a459f26c3"
+                "reference": "16ddbe776f10da6a95ebd25de7c1dbed397dc493"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpstan/phpstan/zipball/e730e5facb75ffe09dfb229795e8c01a459f26c3",
-                "reference": "e730e5facb75ffe09dfb229795e8c01a459f26c3",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpstan/phpstan/zipball/16ddbe776f10da6a95ebd25de7c1dbed397dc493",
+                "reference": "16ddbe776f10da6a95ebd25de7c1dbed397dc493",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -10621,13 +10622,9 @@
                 {
                     "url": "https://github.com/phpstan",
                     "type": "github"
-                },
-                {
-                    "url": "https://tidelift.com/funding/github/packagist/phpstan/phpstan",
-                    "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-09-19T15:27:56+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-04-16T07:22:02+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpunit/php-code-coverage",
@@ -12104,5 +12101,5 @@
     "platform-dev": {
         "ext-json": "*"
     },
-    "plugin-api-version": "2.3.0"
+    "plugin-api-version": "2.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/config/tiktok.php b/config/tiktok.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b67a5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/tiktok.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+
+return [];
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 18dd620c..d1d2d3b4 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ includes:
 parameters:
 
     paths:
-        - app/
+        - app
 
     # Level 9 is the highest level
-    level: 5
+    level: 1
 
-    treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: false
+#    treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: false
+
+    checkGenericClassInNonGenericObjectType: false
 
 #    ignoreErrors:
 #        - '#PHPDoc tag @var#'
 #
-#    excludePaths:
-#        - ./*/*/FileToBeExcluded.php
+    excludePaths:
+        - app/Utils
 #
 #    checkMissingIterableValueType: false