get first laravel query code example

Example 1: laravel eloquent get first

// return first row by id
$user = App\User::where('id',$id)->first();
// or return directly a field
$userId = App\User::where(...)->pluck('id');

Example 2: laravel query builder select first

$user = DB::table('users')->where('name', 'John')->first();

var_dump($user->name);