Normalized Table Payload Shape

Table::payload() and Table::results() return normalized arrays that the frontend adapter can consume.

{
  "name": "users",
  "state": {
    "page": 1,
    "perPage": 25,
    "cursor": null,
    "search": null,
    "sort": "name",
    "direction": "asc"
  },
  "meta": {
    "columns": [],
    "pagination": {},
    "queryString": {
      "namespace": "users",
      "page": "users[page]",
      "perPage": "users[perPage]",
      "cursor": "users[cursor]",
      "search": "users[search]",
      "sort": "users[sort]",
      "direction": "users[direction]",
      "columns": "users[columns]",
      "sticky": "users[sticky]"
    }
  }
}

When actions exist, meta.table and meta.actionEndpoint are included so the adapter can dispatch actions back to Laravel.

Column Payload

Columns serialize metadata such as:

• key, name, type, and label
• visibility, sortability, searchability, toggleability, and sticky state
• alignment and width constraints
• label and cell classes
• default value
• export metadata
• adapter metadata
• optional tooltip

Callbacks such as mapAs(), sortUsing(), searchUsing(), image callbacks, and URL callbacks run server-side and are not serialized.