This is the documentation for v2 but the latest version is v5 . You can switch versions in the menu on the left/at the top. Check your current version with the following command:


                                composer show spatie/laravel-permission

Using artisan commands

Name: Spatie
Address: Kruikstraat 22 bus 12, Antwerp, Antwerp, 2060, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 292 56 79

You can create a role or permission from a console with artisan commands.

php artisan permission:create-role writer

php artisan permission:create-permission "edit articles"

When creating permissions/roles for specific guards you can specify the guard names as a second argument:

php artisan permission:create-role writer web

php artisan permission:create-permission "edit articles" web

When creating roles you can also create and link permissions at the same time:

php artisan permission:create-role writer web "create articles|edit articles"