---
title: 'Don''t use model methods to retrieve data'
tweet_id: '1272826433417752576'
thread_slug: laravel-clean-code-tactics
author_username: samuelstancl
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created_at: 2020-06-16T09:40:44+00:00
slug: dont-use-model-methods-to-retrieve-data
---

If you want to retrieve some data from a model, create an accessor.

Keep methods for things that *change* the model in some way.