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rahulhaque/laravel-filepond
===========================

Use FilePond the Laravel way

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Filepond Backend for Laravel
============================

[](#filepond-backend-for-laravel)

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Straight forward backend support for Laravel application to work with [FilePond](https://pqina.nl/filepond/) file upload javascript library. This package takes care of all the heavy lifting behind the scenes - managing temporary storage, validation and cleanup, so you can focus on building great user experiences instead of worrying about upload handling. This package keeps tracks of all the uploaded files and provides an easier interface for the developers to interact with them.

**Key Features**

- Support for both single and multiple file uploads.
- Integrates well with third-party storage drivers.
- Chunked uploads with resume capability for both local and external storage.
- Native AWS S3 multipart upload support.
- Global server side validation for temporary files.
- Request/Controller level validation before persisting the temporary files to permanent storage.
- Scheduled artisan command to automatically clean up expired temporary files and directories.
- Optimized handling of large files with efficient memory usage.
- Can handle Filepond's `process`, `patch`, `head`, `revert` and `restore` endpoints.

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**Support the Development**

I’ve spent countless hours building and maintaining this package by developing new features, fixing issues from the community and making sure it stays reliable with the latest updates and changes from Laravel. If you find it useful, please consider supporting my work on Ko-fi. Your support keep me motivated and allow me to dedicate more time in maintaining and enhancing this project. ❤️

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**Demo Projects**

- [Laravel-filepond-vue-inertia-example](https://github.com/rahulhaque/laravel-filepond-vue-inertia-example)

**Video Tutorials:**

- Thanks [ludoguenet](https://github.com/ludoguenet) for featuring my package in - [Créer un système de Drag'n Drop avec Laravel Filepond](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3fEseDck8) (in French).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See the corresponding branch for the documentation.

VersionBranchLaravel 13[13.x branch](../../tree/13.x/README.md)Laravel 12[12.x branch](../../tree/12.x/README.md)Laravel 11[11.x branch](../../tree/11.x/README.md)Laravel 10[10.x branch](../../tree/10.x/README.md)Laravel 9[9.x branch](../../tree/9.x/README.md)Laravel 8[8.x branch](../../tree/8.x/README.md)Laravel 7[7.x branch](../../tree/7.x/README.md)Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Laravel 13 users install with.

```
composer require rahulhaque/laravel-filepond:"^13.0"
```

Publish the configuration and migration files.

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="RahulHaque\Filepond\FilepondServiceProvider"
```

Run the migration.

```
php artisan migrate
```

Warning

If you are upgrading from `12.x` to `13.x`, delete existing migration, publish and run the new one.

Quickstart
----------

[](#quickstart)

Before we begin, first install and integrate the [FilePond](https://pqina.nl/filepond/docs/) library in your project any way you prefer.

Let's assume we are updating a user avatar and his/her gallery like the form below.

```

    @csrf

    {{ $errors->first('avatar') }}

    {{ $errors->first('gallery.*') }}

    Submit

    // Set default FilePond options
    FilePond.setOptions({
        server: {
            url: "{{ config('filepond.server.url') }}",
            headers: {
                'X-CSRF-TOKEN': "{{ csrf_token() }}",
            }
        }
    });

    // Create the FilePond instance
    FilePond.create(document.querySelector('input[name="avatar"]'));
    FilePond.create(document.querySelector('input[name="gallery[]"]'), {chunkUploads: true});

```

Now selecting a file with FilePond input field will upload the file in the temporary directory immediately and append the hidden input in the form. Submit the form to process the uploaded file like below in your controller.

In `UserAvatarController.php` get and process the submitted file by calling the `moveTo()` method from the `Filepond` facade which will return the moved file information as well as delete the file from the temporary storage.

```
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
use RahulHaque\Filepond\Facades\Filepond;

class UserAvatarController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Update the avatar for the user.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request)
    {
        // Single and multiple file validation
        $this->validate($request, [
            'avatar' => ['required', Rule::filepond([
                'image',
                'max:2000'
            ]]),
            'gallery.*' => ['required', Rule::filepond([
                'image',
                'max:2000'
            ]])
        ]);

        // Set filename
        $avatarName = 'avatar-' . auth()->id();

        // Move the file to permanent storage
        // Automatic file extension set
        $fileInfo = Filepond::field($request->avatar)
            ->moveTo('avatars/' . $avatarName);

        // dd($fileInfo);
        // [
        //     "id" => 1,
        //     "dirname" => "avatars",
        //     "basename" => "avatar-1.png",
        //     "extension" => "png",
        //     "mimetype" => "image/png",
        //     "filename" => "avatar-1",
        //     "location" => "avatars/avatar-1.png",
        //     "url" => "http://localhost/storage/avatars/avatar-1.png",
        // ];

        $galleryName = 'gallery-' . auth()->id();

        $fileInfos = Filepond::field($request->gallery)
            ->moveTo('galleries/' . $galleryName);

        // dd($fileInfos);
        // [
        //     [
        //         "id" => 1,
        //         "dirname" => "galleries",
        //         "basename" => "gallery-1-1.png",
        //         "extension" => "png",
        //         "mimetype" => "image/png",
        //         "filename" => "gallery-1-1",
        //         "location" => "galleries/gallery-1-1.png",
        //         "url" => "http://localhost/storage/galleries/gallery-1-1.png",
        //     ],
        //     [
        //         "id" => 2,
        //         "dirname" => "galleries",
        //         "basename" => "gallery-1-2.png",
        //         "extension" => "png",
        //         "mimetype" => "image/png",
        //         "filename" => "gallery-1-2",
        //         "location" => "galleries/gallery-1-2.png",
        //         "url" => "http://localhost/storage/galleries/gallery-1-2.png",
        //     ],
        //     [
        //         "id" => 3,
        //         "dirname" => "galleries",
        //         "basename" => "gallery-1-3.png",
        //         "extension" => "png",
        //         "mimetype" => "image/png",
        //         "filename" => "gallery-1-3",
        //         "location" => "galleries/gallery-1-3.png",
        //         "url" => "http://localhost/storage/galleries/gallery-1-3.png",
        //     ],
        // ]
    }
}
```

This is the quickest way to get started. This package has already implemented all the classes and controllers for you. Next we will discuss about all the nitty gritty stuffs available.

Important

If you have Laravel debugbar installed, make sure to add `filepond*` in the `except` array of the `./config/debugbar.php` to ignore appending debugbar information.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

First have a look at the `./config/filepond.php` to know about all the options available out of the box. Some important ones mentioned below.

#### Permanent Storage

[](#permanent-storage)

This package uses Laravel's public filesystem driver for permanent file storage by default. Change the `disk` option to anything you prefer for permanent storage. Hold up! But I am using different disks for different uploads? Don't worry. You will be able to change the disk name on the fly with [copyTo()](https://github.com/rahulhaque/laravel-filepond#copyto) and [moveTo()](https://github.com/rahulhaque/laravel-filepond#moveto) methods.

#### Temporary Storage

[](#temporary-storage)

This package uses Laravel's `local` filesystem driver for temporary file storage by default. Change the `temp_disk` and `temp_folder` name to points towards directory for temporary file storage.

Note

Setting temporary file storage to third party will upload the files directly to cloud. On the other hand, you will lose the ability to use controller level validation because the files will not be available in your application server.

#### Validation Rules

[](#validation-rules)

Default global server side validation rules can be changed by modifying `validation_rules` array in `./config/filepond.php`. These rules will be applicable to all file uploads by FilePond's `/process` endpoint.

There is also a custom validation rule `Rule::filepond($rules)` is available to validate temporary files before moving them to desired location. Use it with your `FormRequest` class or directly in the controller, whichever you prefer.

#### Middleware

[](#middleware)

By default, all filepond's routes are protected by `web` and `auth` middleware. Change it if required.

#### Soft Delete

[](#soft-delete)

By default `soft_delete` is set to `true` to keep track of all the files uploaded by the users. Set it to false if you want to delete the files with delete request.

Commands (Cleanup)
------------------

[](#commands-cleanup)

This package includes a `php artisan filepond:clear` command to clean up the expired files from the temporary storage. File `expiration` minute can be set in the config file, default is 30 minutes. Add this command to your scheduled command list to run daily. Know more about task scheduling here - [Scheduling Artisan Commands](https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/scheduling#scheduling-artisan-commands)

This command takes a `--all` option which will truncate the `Filepond` model and delete everything inside the temporary storage regardless they are expired or not. This is useful when you lost track of your uploaded files and want to start clean.

Note

If your files are not deleted even after everything is set up correctly, then its probably directory permission issue. Try setting the correct permission of filepond's temporary directory and run `php artisan filepond:clear --all` for a clean start (optional). For third party storages like - amazon s3, make sure you have the correct policy set up.

### Methods

[](#methods)

#### field()

[](#field)

`Filepond::field($field, $checkOwnership)` is a required method which tells the library which FilePond form field to work with. The optional second parameter is to check file ownership of the field. It is useful when an unauthenticated user uploads a file and later tries to retrieve it after authentication. Chain the rest of the methods as required.

#### Rule::filepond($rules)

[](#rulefilepondrules)

Use `Rule::filepond($rules)` inside Request class or directly in controller or in custom Validator to validate your filepond field. See the example.

Note

This method will not work when third party storage is set as your temporary storage. The files are uploaded directly to your third party storage and not available locally for any further modification. Calling this method in such condition will throw error that the file is not found.

#### copyTo()

[](#copyto)

Calling the `Filepond::field()->copyTo($pathWithFilename)` method will copy the file from the temporary storage to the path provided along with the filename. It will set the file extension **automatically**. By default the files will be copied to directory relative to config's `disk` option. You can also pass a disk name as **second parameter** if you want to override that. This method will return the copied file info along with `Filepond` model id. For multiple file upload, it will return an array of copied files info. Also note that multiple files will be copied with **trailing incremental** values like `$filename-{$i}`.

#### moveTo()

[](#moveto)

Calling the `Filepond::field()->moveTo($pathWithFilename)` method works the same way as `copyTo()` method. By default the files will be moved to directory relative to config's `disk` option. You can also pass a disk name as **second parameter** if you want to override that. One thing it does extra for you is delete the temporary file after copying, respecting the value of config's `soft_delete` option for `Filepond` model.

#### delete()

[](#delete)

Calling the `Filepond::field()->delete()` method will delete the temporary file respecting the soft delete configuration for `Filepond` model. This method is useful when you're manually handling the file processing using `getFile()` method.

### APIs

[](#apis)

If you need more granular approach and know the ins and outs of this package, you may use the below APIs to get the underneath file object and file model to interact with them further.

#### getFile()

[](#getfile)

`Filepond::field()->getFile()` method returns the file object same as the Laravel's `$request->file()` object. For multiple uploads, it will return an array of uploaded file objects. You can then process the file manually any way you want.

Processing the file object manually will not update the associated `Filepond` model which is used to keep track of the uploaded files. However the expired files will be cleaned up as usual by the scheduled command. It is recommended that you either call the [delete()](#delete) method or update the underlying model by calling [getModel()](#getModel) method after the processing is done.

Note

This method is not available when third party storage is set as your temporary storage. The files are uploaded directly to your third party storage and not available locally for any further modification. Calling this method in such condition will throw error that the file is not found.

#### getModel()

[](#getmodel)

`Filepond::field()->getModel()` method returns the underlying Laravel `Filepond` model for the given field. This is useful when you have added some custom fields to update in the published migration file for your need.

### Traits

[](#traits)

There is a `HasFilepond` trait available to get the temporary files uploaded by the users.

```
namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use RahulHaque\Filepond\Traits\HasFilepond;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasFilepond;
}
```

Now you can get all the files info uploaded by a single user like this.

```
User::find(1)->fileponds;
```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

First clone the repo and `cd` into the directory. Build development environment with docker.

```
# Build the development image
docker compose build

# Run the development container from image
docker compose up -d

# Drop to development shell
docker compose exec laravel-filepond-13 sh

# Install dependencies
composer install

# Run tests
composer test
```

To free up space after development.

```
# To stop the container for later use
docker compose stop

# Stop and remove the container
docker compose down -v

# Also remove the development image if necessary
docker image rm laravel-filepond-13-development
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Rahul Haque](https://github.com/rahulhaque)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

64

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity52

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.9% 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 ~35 days

Recently: every ~3 days

Total

45

Last Release

61d ago

Major Versions

v11.2.4 → v12.2.12025-07-16

v10.3.2 → v12.3.52026-01-30

v10.3.3 → 11.x-dev2026-03-05

v11.3.5 → v12.3.62026-03-05

12.x-dev → 13.x-dev2026-03-18

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v11.0.0PHP ^8.2

13.x-devPHP ^8.3

### Community

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