Laravel:php Attributes

First-Party PHP Attributes (Laravel 13+)

Laravel 13 expands attribute support across the framework. Prefer attributes when they colocate configuration with the class it affects and reduce boilerplate.

Commands

# Controller middleware + authorization
use Illuminate\Routing\Attributes\Controllers\Authorize;
use Illuminate\Routing\Attributes\Controllers\Middleware;

#[Middleware('auth')]
class CommentController
{
    #[Middleware('subscribed')]
    #[Authorize('create', [Comment::class, 'post'])]
    public function store(Post $post) { /* ... */ }
}

# Queue job controls
use Illuminate\Queue\Attributes\{Tries, Backoff, Timeout, FailOnTimeout};

#[Tries(3)]
#[Backoff([10, 30, 60])]
#[Timeout(120)]
#[FailOnTimeout]
class ProcessPodcast implements ShouldQueue { /* ... */ }

# Eloquent model attributes
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\{DateFormat, WithoutTimestamps};

#[DateFormat('Y-m-d')]
#[WithoutTimestamps]
class Post extends Model { /* ... */ }

Patterns

• Pick one style per concern and stay consistent: either attributes or properties/methods, not both
• Attributes shine for static, per-class config (tries, timeouts, middleware); keep dynamic logic in methods
• #[Authorize] on controller actions keeps policy checks visible at the call site — see laravel:policies-and-authorization
• Queue attributes replace $tries/$backoff/$timeout properties — see laravel:queues-and-horizon
• On mixed 11.x/12.x codebases, keep property-based config until the app is fully on 13.x

Testing

• Behavior is unchanged by the declaration style; test middleware/authorization/queue behavior as usual
• Feature tests should assert 403s for #[Authorize] denials and retry behavior for #[Tries]