HTTP Query Method Support in Laravel 13.19

What's New in Laravel 13.19

Laravel 13.19.0 was released on July 8, 2026, rounding out support for the HTTP QUERY method and shipping a handful of ergonomic improvements across collections, strings, and queues.

Http::query() Client Method

The HTTP QUERY verb carries its parameters in the request body rather than the URL — useful for search-style endpoints that need structured input without polluting the query string. Laravel 13.19 adds a first-class Http::query() method that mirrors the existing post(), put(), and patch() methods:

$response = Http::query('https://api.example.com/search', [
    'filter' => ['status' => 'active'],
]);

Data is sent as JSON by default. Chaining asForm() switches to form-encoded. Existing URL query handling — withQueryParameters() and the $query argument on get() — is completely unchanged.

query() and queryJson() Testing Helpers

To complement the client addition, the testing layer gains matching helpers so you can exercise QUERY routes without reaching for call() manually:

Route::match(['QUERY'], '/search', fn () => request()->input('filter'));

$this->queryJson('/search', ['filter' => 'active'])->assertOk();

They follow the same pattern as delete() / deleteJson(), placing test data in the request body rather than the URL.

reduceInto() Collection Method

reduceInto() is a variant of reduce() designed for mutable accumulators. The callback's return value is ignored, so object accumulators require no return statement:

$stats = $orders->reduceInto(new OrderStats, function ($stats, $order) {
    $stats->total += $order->amount;
    $stats->count++;
    $stats->largest = max($stats->largest, $order->amount);
});

For array or scalar accumulators, accept the accumulator by reference:

$tagsMap = $posts->reduceInto([], function (&$map, $post) {
    $post->tags->each(fn ($tag) => $map[$tag][] = $post->title);
});

This removes the boilerplate return $accumulator that standard reduce() requires at the end of every callback.

counted() String Helper

Str::counted() and its Stringable equivalent combine pluralization and count-prepending into a single call — a shorthand for plural($count, prependCount: true):

str('order')->counted(1); // "1 order"
str('order')->counted(2); // "2 orders"

Handy for generating user-facing labels without manual string interpolation.

Queue Improvements

Two notable queue changes ship in this release:

• Bulk SQS dispatch via SendMessageBatch — pushing multiple jobs to SQS now batches them into a single API call instead of one request per job, reducing overhead when dispatching at scale.
• Reserved-job inspection on the queue fake — tests can now assert on jobs that have been picked up by a worker but not yet completed, closing a gap in queue test coverage.

Other Fixes

• deletedAtColumn is now passed through to assertSoftDeleted() and assertNotSoftDeleted().
• Mail config options can be defined without a name.
• ComponentAttributeBag::merge() now terminates the default style value with a semicolon.
• Additional tests for relative date where clauses and the date rule's past()/future() methods.

Key Takeaways

• Http::query() gives you a clean API for the HTTP QUERY verb with JSON body support out of the box.
• query() / queryJson() testing helpers keep your test suite consistent with the new client method.
• reduceInto() eliminates the return $accumulator boilerplate when folding into mutable objects.
• Str::counted() / Stringable::counted() simplify count-aware string generation.
• SQS bulk dispatch via SendMessageBatch reduces API calls when pushing many jobs at once.

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