Laravel 12.29: Disable all global scopes except chosen

• New in Laravel 12.29: withoutGlobalScopesExcept()
• What it does
• Example
• Why it matters

New in Laravel 12.29: withoutGlobalScopesExcept()

Laravel 12.29 introduces a handy new Eloquent method: withoutGlobalScopesExcept(). This lets you disable all global scopes on a query except the ones you explicitly want to keep.

What it does

Previously, you could:

• Use withoutGlobalScope() to remove one scope.
• Use withoutGlobalScopes() to remove all or several scopes.

Now, with:

Post::withoutGlobalScopesExcept(['tenant'])->get();

You remove all global scopes except tenant.

Example

class Post extends Model
{
    protected static function booted()
    {
        static::addGlobalScope('published', fn ($q) => $q->where('published', true));
        static::addGlobalScope('tenant', fn ($q) => $q->where('tenant_id', auth()->id()));
    }
}
 
// Only keep the tenant scope:
$posts = Post::withoutGlobalScopesExcept(['tenant'])->get();

Why it matters

This feature makes queries more expressive and concise. Instead of manually disabling multiple scopes or re‑adding conditions, you can whitelist just the ones you need.

For details, see PR #56957.