---
title: "Performance Optimization via Conditional Relationship Loading"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/performance-optimization-via-conditional-relationship-loading-xwe7xngyk
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/whenloaded
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2024-12-16T13:15:20.692Z
updated: 2024-12-16T13:15:30.576Z
tags: ["webdev", "performance", "php", "laravel"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 64
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Performance Optimization via Conditional Relationship Loading

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 2 min read · 64 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Laravel's API Resources feature whenLoaded() allows conditional inclusion of relationship data in API responses, optimizing performance by avoiding unnecessary database queries. Examples showcase dynamic relationship loading based on request parameters, conditional inclusion of nested resources, and optimized query loading for better efficiency.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@tipiirai** · 0 upvotes

> This sounds way too tricky. If you are serious about optimization then removing unnecessary abstractions is the only option. Loading everything in one chunck is the way to go. Check https://nuejs.org

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