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CSRF Token Mismatch Error in Laravel - Complete Fix

The CSRF token mismatch error occurs when the token submitted with a request doesn't match the one stored in the session.

The Error

Error Message 
CSRF token mismatch

Common Causes

  1. 1 Token expired due to session timeout
  2. 2 Multiple browser tabs with different tokens
  3. 3 Token not sent with AJAX request
  4. 4 Session driver misconfiguration
  5. 5 Load balancer not sharing sessions

Solutions

1

Ensure CSRF token is in all forms

Blade 
<form method="POST">
    @csrf
    <!-- or -->
    <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
</form>
2

Configure Axios to send CSRF token

JavaScript 
axios.defaults.headers.common['X-CSRF-TOKEN'] = document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]').getAttribute('content');
3

Check session configuration

PHP 
// config/session.php
'lifetime' => 120,
'expire_on_close' => false,
'same_site' => 'lax',

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