Developing With Turbo Streams

Turbo Streams

Turbo Streams let you change any part of the page using eight actions: append, prepend, replace, update, remove, before, after, and refresh. They work as HTTP responses (after form submissions) and as real-time broadcasts over WebSocket.

HTTP Turbo Streams

Detecting Turbo Stream Requests

Check if the request accepts Turbo Stream responses before returning them:

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if ($request->wantsTurboStream()) {
    return turbo_stream($post);
}

return redirect()->route('posts.show', $post);

}

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The turbo_stream() Helper

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// Fluent builder (no arguments returns a PendingTurboStreamResponse) return turbo_stream()->append('posts', view('posts._post', ['post' => $post])); return turbo_stream()->prepend('posts', view('posts._post', ['post' => $post])); return turbo_stream()->before(dom_id($post), view('posts._post', ['post' => $newPost])); return turbo_stream()->after(dom_id($post), view('posts._post', ['post' => $newPost])); return turbo_stream()->replace($post, view('posts._post', ['post' => $post])); return turbo_stream()->update($post, view('posts._post', ['post' => $post])); return turbo_stream()->remove($post); return turbo_stream()->refresh();

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Targeting Multiple Elements

Use the *All methods or targets() to target multiple elements by CSS selector:

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Morph Method

Use morph() on replace/update to morph content instead of replacing it:

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Combining Multiple Streams

Pass an array or collection to return multiple stream actions in one response:

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Turbo Stream Views

Render a full Blade view with the Turbo Stream content type. Useful for complex multi-stream responses:

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<x-turbo::stream action="update" target="post_count"> {{ Post::count() }} posts </x-turbo::stream>

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The Stream Blade Component

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{{-- Target by model (auto-generates DOM ID) --}} <x-turbo::stream action="replace" :target="$post"> @include('posts._post', ['post' => $post]) </x-turbo::stream>

{{-- Multiple targets by CSS selector --}} <x-turbo::stream action="remove" targets=".notification" />

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Broadcasting (Real-Time Streams)

The Broadcasts Trait

Add the Broadcasts trait to your Eloquent model:

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class Post extends Model { use Broadcasts; }

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Manual Broadcasting

Call broadcast methods directly on a model instance:

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// Broadcast only to other users (exclude current user) $comment->broadcastAppend()->toOthers();

// Queue the broadcast for async processing $comment->broadcastAppend()->later();

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Directed Broadcasting

Broadcast to a specific model's channel:

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Automatic Broadcasting

Enable automatic broadcasts on model lifecycle events:

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// Enable auto-broadcasting (broadcasts on create, update, delete)
protected $broadcasts = true;

// Customize insert action (default is 'append')
protected $broadcasts = ['insertsBy' => 'prepend'];

// Specify which model's channel to broadcast to
protected $broadcastsTo = 'post';

// Or define dynamically
public function broadcastsTo()
{
    return $this->post;
}

}

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Page Refresh Broadcasting

Instead of granular stream actions, broadcast a page refresh signal:

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// Auto-broadcast page refreshes on model changes
protected $broadcastsRefreshes = true;

}

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This works best with <x-turbo::refreshes-with method="morph" scroll="preserve" /> in the layout.

Listening for Broadcasts

Use the <x-turbo::stream-from> component in your Blade views to subscribe to a channel:

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{{-- Public channel — no auth needed --}} <x-turbo::stream-from :source="$post" type="public" />

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Define the channel authorization in routes/channels.php:

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Broadcast::channel(Post::class, function ($user, Post $post) { return $user->belongsToTeam($post->team); });

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Handmade Broadcasts (via Facade)

Use the TurboStream facade for broadcasts not tied to a model:

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TurboStream::broadcastAppend( content: view('notifications._notification', ['notification' => $notification]), target: 'notifications', channel: 'general', );

TurboStream::broadcastRemove(target: 'notification_1', channel: 'general'); TurboStream::broadcastRefresh(channel: 'general');

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Broadcasting from Response Builder

Chain broadcastTo() on a Turbo Stream response to also broadcast it:

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Global Broadcast Scope

Exclude the current user from all broadcasts in a request:

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// In a controller or middleware Turbo::broadcastToOthers();

// Anywhere Turbo::broadcastToOthers(function () { // Turbo Streams broadcasted here will not be delivered to the current user... });

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