README

Laravel Sqids is a lightweight wrapper around Sqids (pronounced "squids"), an open-source library for generating short, URL-safe, non-sequential, and unique identifiers from numbers.

This package simplifies the integration of Sqids into your Laravel application, providing a clean and efficient way to obscure raw database IDs in URLs, forms, or other scenarios where unique, aesthetically pleasing identifiers are needed without storing them in the database.

✨ Features:

• Unique IDs: Generates short, collision-free IDs that are unique to your application.
• Model-Specific IDs: Produces distinct IDs for each model to ensure uniqueness across models.
• Route Model Binding: Automatically resolves route model bindings with the generated IDs.
• Convenient Helpers: Includes query scopes for easy filtering and an option to configure numeric-only IDs.

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require istiak-tridip/laravel-sqids

Important

This package requires PHP 8.2 or higher and is compatible with Laravel 11.x and 12.x.

If you need to customize the default configuration, publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=sqids-config

🚀 Getting Started

To use Sqids with a model, simply add the HasSqids trait to your model:

use Istiak\Sqids\Concerns\HasSqids;

class User extends Model
{
    use HasSqids;
}

👩‍💻 Usage

🛠️ Accessing Sqids

You can access the Sqid directly from the model:

$user = User::query()->first();

echo $user->refid; // Outputs the Sqid for the model's ID

If needed, you can decode the Sqid back to the original ID:

// Throws an exception on failure
$id = $user->sqids()->decode($user->refid);

// Returns null on failure
$id = $user->sqids()->decodeOrNull($user->refid);

🔍 Query Helpers

When querying models using Sqids, you can use the provided query scopes instead of manually decoding the Sqids:

// Find a single model by Sqid
$user = User::query()->whereSqid($sqid)->first();

// Find multiple models by Sqids
$users = User::query()->whereSqidIn([$sqid1, $sqid2])->get();

🔗 Route Model Binding

The package automatically resolves route model bindings using Sqids. You can define your routes as usual:

// GET /invoices/86Rf07xd4z
Route::get('/invoices/{record}', function (Invoice $record) {
    return $record->number;
});

In this example, the Invoice model will be resolved using the Sqid provided in the route.

🔢 Generating Numeric IDs

If you need numeric-only Sqids (e.g., 4622014635), configure the package to use a numeric alphabet in the AppServiceProvider's boot method:

use Istiak\Sqids\Support\Config;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Config::generateNumericIds();
    }
}

This ensures all generated Sqids consist only of numbers.

🔄 Alternatives

If this package doesn’t meet your needs, here are some alternative packages you can explore:

• red-explosion/laravel-sqids Another awesome Laravel package for integrating Sqids, offering a different implementation approach and features like prefixed Sqids.

• sqids/sqids-php The official PHP implementation of Sqids. Ideal for those who don’t require Laravel-specific integrations.

📜 License

Laravel Sqids was created by Istiak Tridip and is open-sourced under the MIT License.