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[Home](https://www.msaied.com/public) 2. / 3. [Articles](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles) 4. / 5. Job Batching, Chaining, and Rate-Limited Middleware in Laravel Queues Job Batching, Chaining, and Rate-Limited Middleware in Laravel Queues ====================================================================== Go beyond basic dispatch: learn how to compose Laravel job batches with callbacks, chain dependent jobs safely, and throttle throughput with rate-limited middleware — all with production-ready patterns. ![](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp) [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person) Published 30 Jul 2026 · Updated 30 Jul 2026 · 4 min read ShareCopy linkCopied ![Job Batching, Chaining, and Rate-Limited Middleware in Laravel Queues](https://cdn.msaied.com/489/89d47dc6b618d5435f9d7f333b75e922.png) On this page +1. [Beyond dispatch(): Composing Complex Queue Workflows](#beyond-codedispatchcode-composing-complex-queue-workflows) 2. [Job Batching](#job-batching) 3. [Adding Jobs to a Running Batch](#adding-jobs-to-a-running-batch) 4. [Job Chaining](#job-chaining) 5. [Mixing Batches Inside Chains](#mixing-batches-inside-chains) 6. [Rate-Limited Job Middleware](#rate-limited-job-middleware) 7. [Takeaways](#takeaways) Beyond `dispatch()`: Composing Complex Queue Workflows ------------------------------------------------------ Most Laravel queue tutorials stop at `dispatch(MyJob::class)`. Production systems need more: fan-out work across hundreds of records, guarantee sequential steps, and respect third-party API rate limits — all without hand-rolling a state machine. Laravel's batch, chain, and middleware primitives cover every one of those cases cleanly. --- Job Batching ------------ Batches let you dispatch a collection of jobs and react when the whole set finishes, partially fails, or is cancelled. ```php use Illuminate\Bus\Batch; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Bus; $batch = Bus::batch([ new ProcessInvoice($invoice1), new ProcessInvoice($invoice2), new ProcessInvoice($invoice3), ]) ->then(fn (Batch $batch) => Report::markComplete($batch->id)) ->catch(fn (Batch $batch, Throwable $e) => Report::markFailed($batch->id, $e->getMessage())) ->finally(fn (Batch $batch) => Cache::forget("batch:{$batch->id}")) ->allowFailures() // don't cancel remaining jobs on first failure ->dispatch(); session(['batch_id' => $batch->id]); ``` `allowFailures()` is critical for bulk-import scenarios: one bad row should not abort 10,000 others. Poll `Bus::findBatch($id)` to expose progress to the UI. ### Adding Jobs to a Running Batch Inside a batched job you can append more work — useful for tree-shaped processing: ```php public function handle(): void { $children = $this->node->children; if ($children->isNotEmpty()) { $this->batch()->add( $children->map(fn ($child) => new ProcessNode($child)) ); } $this->node->markProcessed(); } ``` The batch's `totalJobs` counter updates atomically, so `then()` only fires once every added job has also completed. --- Job Chaining ------------ Chains enforce strict ordering: job N+1 only runs if job N succeeds. ```php Bus::chain([ new ValidateOrder($order), new ChargePayment($order), new FulfillOrder($order), new SendConfirmationEmail($order), ]) ->catch(function (Throwable $e) use ($order) { $order->markFailed($e->getMessage()); Notification::send($order->owner, new OrderFailedNotification($order)); }) ->dispatch(); ``` **Key distinction:** a chain's `catch` fires on the *first* failure and the remaining jobs are discarded. If you need partial completion semantics, use a batch instead. ### Mixing Batches Inside Chains You can nest a batch as one step in a chain: ```php Bus::chain([ new PrepareExport($report), Bus::batch([ new ExportChunk($report, 0), new ExportChunk($report, 1), new ExportChunk($report, 2), ]), new FinaliseExport($report), ])->dispatch(); ``` The chain pauses at the batch step and only advances to `FinaliseExport` once every chunk job completes successfully. --- Rate-Limited Job Middleware --------------------------- Third-party APIs impose rate limits. The cleanest solution is a per-job middleware that uses Redis to throttle throughput without blocking a worker thread. ```php namespace App\Jobs\Middleware; use Closure; use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis; class ThrottleWithRedis { public function __construct( private readonly string $key, private readonly int $maxAttempts, private readonly int $decaySeconds, ) {} public function handle(object $job, Closure $next): void { Redis::throttle($this->key) ->allow($this->maxAttempts) ->every($this->decaySeconds) ->then( fn () => $next($job), function () use ($job) { $job->release(10); // re-queue after 10 s } ); } } ``` Attach it in the job class: ```php public function middleware(): array { return [ new ThrottleWithRedis('stripe-api', 80, 60), ]; } ``` Laravel ships `Illuminate\Queue\Middleware\RateLimited` and `RateLimitedWithRedis` out of the box, backed by the same `RateLimiter` facade used for HTTP routes — so you can share a named limiter: ```php // AppServiceProvider RateLimiter::for('stripe', fn () => Limit::perMinute(80)); // Job public function middleware(): array { return [new RateLimited('stripe')]; } ``` --- Takeaways --------- - Use **batches** when jobs are independent and you need aggregate callbacks; use **chains** when order and dependency matter. - `allowFailures()` on a batch prevents one bad job from cancelling the rest — essential for bulk operations. - Nest a batch inside a chain to get fan-out parallelism with a sequential before/after step. - Rate-limited middleware keeps workers non-blocking: `release()` re-queues the job rather than sleeping the process. - Share `RateLimiter` definitions between HTTP and queue layers to enforce a single source of truth for API quotas. - [laravel](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=laravel) - [queues](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=queues) - [jobs](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=jobs) - [async](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=async) Frequently asked questions --------------------------- What happens to a batch if one job throws an exception?By default the batch is cancelled and remaining pending jobs are not executed. Call `allowFailures()` when dispatching to let other jobs continue; the `catch` callback still fires for each failed job, and `failedJobs` is incremented on the batch record. Does `RateLimited` middleware count against the job's `tries` limit?No — releasing a job via `$job->release()` inside middleware does not increment the attempt counter. Only a thrown exception or an explicit `$job->fail()` counts as an attempt, so throttled jobs can be re-queued many times without being discarded. Can I track batch progress in a Filament or Livewire UI?Yes. Store the batch ID in the database or session after dispatch, then poll `Bus::findBatch($id)` on a Livewire component using a `wire:poll` directive. The returned `Batch` object exposes `progress()`, `totalJobs`, `processedJobs`, and `failedJobs` properties. ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp)About the author ---------------- [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person)Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Laravel, scalable SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. I build secure, high-performance web applications that help businesses grow. 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