What are Named Routes?

In Laravel, Named Routes are a way to give a unique name to a route.

Instead of writing the full URL everywhere, you can just use the route’s name.

This makes your code cleaner, easier to maintain, and less error-prone.

Defining a Named Route

Route::get('/user/profile', function () {
    return 'User Profile';
})->name('profile');

Here, the route’s name is profile.

Using Named Routes

You can create URLs for named routes like this:

$url = route('profile');

URL:

/user/profile

Redirecting with Named Routes

return redirect()->route('profile');

Why Use Named Routes?

If the URL changes, you only update it in one place.
Code looks clean and readable.
Useful for large projects with many routes.

Named Routes with Parameters

Route::get('/user/{id}/profile', function ($id) {
    return "Profile of user: " . $id;
})->name('user.profile');
$url = route('user.profile', ['id' => 5]);