laravel-performance-select-columns

name	laravel:performance-select-columns
description	Select only required columns to reduce memory and transfer costs; apply to base queries and relations

Select Only Needed Columns

Reduce payloads by selecting exact fields:

User::select(['id', 'name'])->paginate();

Post::with(['author:id,name'])->select(['id','author_id','title'])->get();

• Avoid *; keep DTOs/resources aligned with selected fields
• Combine with eager loading to avoid N+1