Laravel form won't PATCH, only POST - nested RESTfull Controllers, MethodNotAllowedHttpException

Question

I am trying to allow users to edit their playlist. However, whenever I try to execute the PATCH request, I get the MethodNotAllowed

Answer 1

As suggested by @Michael A in the comment above, send it as a POST

<form method="POST" action="patchlink">
     <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PATCH">

Worked for me.

Answer 2

Since html forms support only GET and POST you need to add an extra hidden field to the form called _method in order to simulate a PATCH request

<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PATCH">

Answer 3

Write {!! method_field('patch') !!} after form:

<form method="POST" action="patchlink">
     {!! method_field('patch') !!}
     . . .
</form>

Official documentation for helper function method_field()

Answer 4

In Laravel 5 and up:

<form method="POST" action="patchlink">
    @method('patch')
    . . .
</form>