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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. fanmade/laravel-nanoid ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) fanmade/laravel-nanoid ====================== A small package to add Nano IDs to Laravel 1.1.0(1y ago)09.9k↓24.5%1MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI failing Since May 14Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Fanmade/laravel-nanoid)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fanmade/laravel-nanoid)[ RSS](/packages/fanmade-laravel-nanoid/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (7)Versions (3)Used By (0) Laravel Nano ID =============== [](#laravel-nano-id) [![Laravel Nano ID Logo](/art/laravel-nano-id-logo.png)](/art/laravel-nano-id-logo.png) Introduction ------------ [](#introduction) A simple package to generate Nano IDs in Laravel. What is a Nano ID? ================== [](#what-is-a-nano-id) A Nano ID is a URL-friendly, unique string ID. It is similar to UUIDs, but shorter and more readable. Nano IDs are 21 characters long by default and can be customized to be longer or shorter. - Read more on Medium: [Nano ID: A Tiny, Secure URL-friendly Unique String ID Generator](https://medium.com/@gaspm/nano-id-popular-secure-and-url-friendly-unique-identifiers-1fa86c9fdf7c) - Or on GitHub: [Nano ID](https://github.com/ai/nanoid) Table of Contents ================= [](#table-of-contents) - [Features](#features) - [Requirements](#requirements) - [Installation](#installation) - [Usage](#usage) - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Testing](#testing) - [Alternatives (and inspirations)](#alternatives-and-inspirations) Features -------- [](#features) - A facade to generate Nano IDs - A helper function to use as alternative to the facade - Configuration options to customize the defaults for your Nano IDs - Prefix - Suffix - Alphabet - Size - Random string generator - More to come - Easily extensible with custom validation rules (like uniqueness or swear word checks) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 8.0 Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require fanmade/laravel-nanoid ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use Fanmade\NanoId\Facades\NanoID; echo NanoID::generate(); // Returns a Nano ID echo NanoID::generate(length: 10); // Returns a Nano ID with a length of 10 echo NanoID::generate(length: 10, prefix: 'prefix_'); // Returns a Nano ID with a length of 10 and a prefix of 'prefix_' echo NanoID::generate(suffix: '_suffix'); // Returns a Nano ID with a suffix of '_suffix' echo NanoID::generate(alphabet: '0123456789'); // Returns a Nano ID only containing numbers echo nano_id(); // The helper function accepts the same parameters as the generate method ``` Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) Publish the configuration file ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag=nanoid-config ``` OptionDescriptionDefault`prefix`An optional prefix which will be added to the Nano ID`''``suffix`An optional suffix which will be added to the Nano ID`''``alphabet`The alphabet to use for generating the Nano ID`0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_`+ `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-``size`The default size/length of the Nano ID`21``generator`The generator class to use for generating random strings`\Fanmade\NanoId\Generator\HidehaloStringGenerator``include_prefix_in_length`Controls if the prefix is included or excluded in the size limitationtrue`include_suffix_in_length`Controls if the suffix is included or excluded in the size limitationtrueTesting ------- [](#testing) ``` vendor/bin/pest ``` or ``` composer test ``` Alternatives (and inspirations) ------------------------------- [](#alternatives-and-inspirations) - [hidehalo/nanoid-php](https://github.com/hidehalo/nanoid-php) - The original Nano ID package for PHP. This is also used in the background of this package. - [yondifon/laravel-nanoid](https://github.com/yondifon/laravel-nanoid) - More focused on adding the Nano IDs to the models. - [ttbooking/laravel-nanoid](https://github.com/ttbooking/laravel-nanoid) - This one has more focus on extending the string helpers. ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 82% of packages Maintenance45 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity50 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~307 days Total 2 Last Release 427d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/03ee7b67b9a5fc7e28528dcd9756394b83f8923c6592fde5aaa43189d0022f7b?d=identicon)[Fanmade](/maintainers/Fanmade) --- Top Contributors [![Fanmade](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2896491?v=4)](https://github.com/Fanmade "Fanmade (24 commits)")[![erossdev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/78756041?v=4)](https://github.com/erossdev "erossdev (1 commits)") --- Tags laravelnanoidlaravel-nanoidnano-id ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/fanmade-laravel-nanoid/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/fanmade-laravel-nanoid/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/fanmade-laravel-nanoid) ``` ### Alternatives [livewire/volt An elegantly crafted functional API for Laravel Livewire. 4195.3M84](/packages/livewire-volt)[gehrisandro/tailwind-merge-laravel TailwindMerge for Laravel merges multiple Tailwind CSS classes by automatically resolving conflicts between them 341682.2k18](/packages/gehrisandro-tailwind-merge-laravel)[nickurt/laravel-akismet Akismet for Laravel 11.x/12.x/13.x 97139.6k2](/packages/nickurt-laravel-akismet)[whitecube/laravel-timezones Store UTC dates in the database and work with custom timezones in the application. 106106.2k](/packages/whitecube-laravel-timezones)[riipandi/laravel-optikey Use UUID, Ulid, or nanoid as optional or primary key in Laravel. 429.1k](/packages/riipandi-laravel-optikey)[forxer/laravel-gravatar A library providing easy gravatar integration in a Laravel project. 4235.6k](/packages/forxer-laravel-gravatar) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)