Queues in Laravel: when I reach for them first
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Queues in Laravel: when I reach for them first
When queues are the right default for mail, webhooks, and heavy writes—and how I monitor them.
HTTP should feel instant
If a user action triggers more than a few hundred milliseconds of work that the browser does not need to wait for, I move it to a queue.
- Email and notifications
- Third-party webhooks and CRM sync
- Image processing and PDF generation
Design for failure
Retries with exponential backoff protect external APIs. Idempotent jobs mean a duplicate delivery does not corrupt data.
Assume every job will run twice someday.
Observability
Failed-job tables, structured logs, and clear job names turn “something broke” into a searchable answer.
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