Creating Dynamic Forms with Laravel and Vue 3

Static forms limit your application’s flexibility; dynamic forms unlock infinite possibilities.- Addy Osmani

Dynamic forms adapt to your data and business logic, generating fields, validation, and layouts automatically. If you're building admin panels, multi-step wizards, or configurable forms for club management systems, Laravel + Vue 3 Composition API delivers the perfect stack for clean, scalable form experiences.
This guide walks you through creating truly dynamic forms that render from JSON schemas, handle real-time validation, and integrate seamlessly with Laravel's backend validation and API endpoints.

Key Takeaways

• Use JSON schema definitions to describe form structure from Laravel backend
• Leverage Vue 3 Composition API for reactive field management and dynamic rendering
• Implement Laravel Precognition for real-time validation without frontend duplication
• Use Filament or custom components for rapid prototyping of complex forms
• Handle nested fields, conditional visibility, and multi-step wizards with computed properties
• Dynamic forms make your Laravel apps flexible, maintainable, and user-friendly

Index

1. Why Dynamic Forms Matter
2. How Laravel + Vue 3 Dynamic Forms Work
3. Schema-Driven vs Component-Driven Forms
4. Setting Up Dynamic Forms in Laravel + Vue 3
5. Creating Form Schema from Laravel
6. Building Reactive Form Components in Vue 3
7. Real-time Validation with Laravel Precognition
8. Handling Conditional Fields and Nested Forms
9. Advanced Patterns: Multi-step Wizards
10. Common Mistakes to Avoid
11. FAQs
12. Interesting Facts & Stats
13. Conclusion

1. Why Dynamic Forms Matter

"Static forms limit your app's flexibility; dynamic forms unlock infinite possibilities."

Dynamic forms generate UI based on data structure, eliminating hardcoded inputs and enabling:

1. Admin panels: Adapt to any database schema or user permissions
2. Multi-step wizards: Complex club/event registrations with flexible steps
3. Configurable forms: Different user roles or entities with role-specific fields
4. Real-time validation: Synced with Laravel backend rules instantly
5. Rapid prototyping: No frontend-backend coordination delays
6. Laravel excels at generating form schemas from models/migrations, while Vue 3's Composition API makes reactive field management effortless.

2. How Laravel + Vue 3 Dynamic Forms Work

Dynamic forms revolve around:

• Form Schema: JSON describing field types, validation, labels, options
• Laravel Backend: Controllers generate schemas from models/DB structure
• Vue 3 Frontend: Composition API renders fields reactively with v-model
• Real-time Validation: Laravel Precognition or API calls for live feedback

Example 98km lkbn m /:
// Laravel returns schema + initial data

return response()->json([
     'schema' => $formSchema,
     'data' => $modelData
]);
import { ref, reactive, computed } from 'vue';
    const formData = ref({});
    const schema = ref([]);
    const dynamicFields = computed(() =>
    schema.value.map(field => ({
    ...field,
    value: formData.value[field.name]
    }))
);

Vue 3's reactivity ensures the entire form updates instantly when schema changes.

3. Schema-Driven vs Component-Driven Forms

Table 1: Comparison of Schema-Driven and Component-Driven Forms
Schema-driven wins for enterprise apps where forms change frequently based on data models or user roles.

4. Setting Up Dynamic Forms in Laravel + Vue

Laravel setup:
composer require filament/forms-component
npm install vue@3 @vue/compiler-sfc axios
Core configuration:
Laravel routes return JSON schema + model data
Vue 3 app uses Composition API with reactive refs
Inertia.js or SPA setup for seamless integration
Basic route structure:

Route::get('/forms/{model}', function($model) {
  schema=generateSchemaFromModel(model);
  data=getModelData(model);
  return inertia('DynamicForm', compact('schema', 'data'));
  });

Vue 3 app initialization with reactive form state.

The best architectures remove duplication and centralize decision-making. - Martin Fowler

5. Creating Form Schema from Laravel

Generate schemas dynamically from models, migrations, or DB structure:

class FormSchemaGenerator
{
   public static function fromModel(string $model): array
   {
       $fields = [];
       $columns = Schema::getColumnListing((new                    $model)->getTable());
       foreach ($columns as $column) {
           $fields[] = [
               'name' => $column,
               'type' => self::getFieldType($column),
               'label' => ucwords(str_replace('_', ' ', $column)),
               'rules' => self::getValidationRules($column),
               'options' => $column === 'status' ? ['active', 'inactive'] : null,
           ];
       }


       return $fields;
   }

private static function getFieldType(string $column): string
   {
       if (str_contains($column, 'email'))
           return 'email';
       if (str_contains($column, 'phone'))
           return 'tel';
       if (str_contains($column, 'date'))
           return 'date';
       if (str_contains($column, 'password'))
           return 'password';
       return 'text';
   }
}

Controller example:

public function edit($id)
{
   model=ClubEvent::find(id);
   $schema = FormSchemaGenerator::fromModel(ClubEvent::class);
   return inertia('EditForm', [
       'schema' => $schema,
       'data' => $model->toArray()
   ]);
}

This approach auto-generates forms for any model without frontend changes.

6. Building Reactive Form Components in Vue 3

Vue 3 Composition API makes dynamic field rendering clean and reactive:
{{ field.label }}
{{ errors[field.name][0] }}
Submit
Each field type (TextField, SelectField, DateField) becomes a reusable component.

7. Real-time Validation with Laravel Precognition

Laravel Precognition provides live validation powered by your backend rules:
// Vue 3 with Precognition;

import { usePrecognition } from '@inertiajs/vue3'
import { watch } from 'vue';
const form = usePrecognition('post', '/forms/validate');
watch(() => formData.value, () => {
form.validate('email', 'name');
}, { deep: true, throttle: 500 });
Backend route with Precognition:
Route::precognition('forms/validate', function (ValidateFormRequest $request) {
return response()->json(['valid' => true]);
});

Validation errors populate reactively, providing instant feedback without page refresh.

8. Handling Conditional Fields and Nested Forms

Computed properties make conditional fields reactive:

const computedSchema = computed(() =>
   props.schema.map(field => ({...field,
   visible: evaluateCondition(field.condition, formData.value)
   }))
   .filter(field => field.visible !== false)
   );
const evaluateCondition = (condition, data) => {
   if (!condition) return true;
   try {
       return Function(...Object.keys(data), return ${condition.when})(
       ...Object.values(data)
       );
   } catch {
       return true;
   }
};
{
   name: 'address',
   type: 'object',
   fields: [
   { name: 'street', type: 'text', label: 'Street Address' },
   { name: 'city', type: 'select', options: ['NYC', 'LA'], label: 'City' }
   ]
}

Vue 3's reactivity handles deep nested updates automaticallys.

Good software design reduces the cost of change.- Kent Beck

9. Advanced Patterns: Multi-step Wizards

Break complex forms into wizard steps:

import { ref, computed } from 'vue';
   const currentStep = ref(0);
   const formData = ref({});
   const chunk = (arr, size) => Array.from({ length: Math.ceil(arr.length / size) },
   (_, i) => arr.slice(i * size, i * size + size));
   const steps = computed(() => chunk(props.schema, 5));
   const currentStepFields = computed(() => steps.value[currentStep.value] || []);
   const validateStep = (stepIndex) => {
   const stepFields = steps.value[stepIndex];
   return stepFields.every(field => {
   if (field.required && !formData.value[field.name]) {
       errors.value[field.name] = ['This field is required'];
       return false;
   }
       return true;
       });
   };
   const nextStep = () => {
       if (validateStep(currentStep.value)) {
           if (currentStep.value < steps.value.length - 1) {
               currentStep.value++;
           } else {
               submitForm();
           }
       }
   };
   const previousStep = () => {
       if (currentStep.value > 0) {
           currentStep.value--;
       }
   };

Progress indicator + conditional navigation creates smooth user flows for long forms like event registrations.

10. Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Storing schema in Vue state instead of backend (loses data-driven benefits)
• Using Options API for complex dynamic forms (Composition API is superior)
• Ignoring reactivity cleanup for dynamic refs (memory leaks)
• Duplicating validation rules between frontend/backend
• Hardcoding field components instead of dynamic rendering
• Not debouncing real-time validation (server load)

11. FAQs

Q. When should I use dynamic forms vs static forms?
Use dynamic for admin panels, CMS, configurable UIs; static for simple, performance-critical forms.

Q. Do I need Filament or Livewire?
No. Pure Laravel API + Vue 3 SPA works perfectly. Filament accelerates prototyping.

Q. How do I handle file uploads in dynamic forms?
Use dynamic file field components with Laravel's file validation and temporary uploads.

Q. What's better: JSON Schema or custom format?
Custom format is simpler for Laravel apps; JSON Schema if you need standard compliance.

Q. Can I use Tailwind with dynamic forms?
Yes, pass Tailwind classes through schema for full styling control.

12. Interesting Facts & Stats

• Laravel Filament's form builder powers thousands of production admin panels with its schema-driven approach.
• Vue 3 Composition API adoption grew 300%+ since launch for complex form scenarios.
• Laravel Precognition eliminates frontend validation duplication entirely.
• Dynamic forms reduce frontend code by 70%+ compared to hardcoded components.
• Schema-based form generation is the industry standard for headless CMS and enterprise platforms.

13. Conclusion

Dynamic forms with Laravel + Vue 3 transform rigid UIs into adaptive experiences that grow with your data models. By generating schemas from Laravel, rendering reactively in Vue 3 Composition API, and validating in real-time with Precognition, you build maintainable forms that handle any complexity. Perfect for club management systems, admin panels, or any app needing flexible data entry.

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About the Author: Abodh is a PHP and Laravel Developer at AddWeb Solution, skilled in MySQL, REST APIs, JavaScript, Git, and Docker for building robust web applications.