# Laravel / Lumen

### Introduction

This package automatically instruments a Laravel application and records performance metrics about HTTP requests, DB queries, Jobs, Commands and more. It also has  a simple API which allows you to monitor any code block in your application.

### How does the package works?

The package wraps application execution cycles to measure their duration and metadata (like the DB statements), as well as HTTP-related information (like the URL, parameters, headers, etc).

These events, called Transactions and Segments, are sent to our ingestion API where they will be processed and stored to provide you with insights into latency issues and error culprits within your application.

The first step is to install the Inspector Laravel package:

{% content-ref url="laravel/installation" %}
[installation](https://docs.inspector.dev/guides/laravel/installation)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Resources

* Website: <https://www.inspector.dev>
* Blog: <https://www.inspector.dev/blog>
* GitHub repository: <https://github.com/inspector-apm/inspector-laravel>


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.inspector.dev/guides/laravel.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.