laravel/framework · error · BadMethodCallException

Method %s::%s does not exist.

Error message

Method %s::%s does not exist.

What it means

Thrown by Schedule::__call() (src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php:542) when the called method is not a registered macro, not a method on PendingEventAttributes, not in PendingEventAttributes::DEFERRED_EVENT_METHODS, and not an Event macro. Schedule is macroable and forwards to PendingEventAttributes; anything else triggers BadMethodCallException.

Source

Thrown at src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php:542

     * @return mixed
     *
     * @throws \BadMethodCallException
     */
    public function __call($method, $parameters)
    {
        if (static::hasMacro($method)) {
            return $this->macroCall($method, $parameters);
        }

        if (method_exists(PendingEventAttributes::class, $method)
            || in_array($method, PendingEventAttributes::DEFERRED_EVENT_METHODS, true)
            || Event::hasMacro($method)) {
            $this->attributes ??= $this->groupStack ? clone array_last($this->groupStack) : new PendingEventAttributes($this);

            return $this->attributes->$method(...$parameters);
        }

        throw new BadMethodCallException(sprintf(
            'Method %s::%s does not exist.', static::class, $method
        ));
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Check spelling against the docs / PendingEventAttributes source for valid frequency/option methods.
2. Register the intended behavior as a Schedule macro: Schedule::macro('foo', fn () => ...).
3. On version upgrades, grep the upgrade guide for removed scheduling methods.
4. Use an IDE stubs package (laravel-ide-helper) for autocompletion.

Example fix

// before
$schedule->command('reports:send')->houly();  // typo

// after
$schedule->command('reports:send')->hourly();

$method = 'houly';
$valid = get_class_methods(\Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\PendingEventAttributes::class);
if (! in_array($method, $valid, true) && ! \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule::hasMacro($method)) {
    // reject or correct the typo
}

function scheduleMethodExists(string $m): bool
{
    return \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule::hasMacro($m)
        || method_exists(\Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\PendingEventAttributes::class, $m);
}

try {
    $schedule->command('x')->$method();
} catch (\BadMethodCallException $e) {
    // log and surface a clear typo hint
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling $schedule->someTypo() or a method name that doesn't exist on PendingEventAttributes (e.g. $schedule->houly(), $schedule->runInBackround()). Also removed/renamed methods across version upgrades.

Common situations: Typos in fluent scheduling calls; using a method that was removed in a framework upgrade; relying on a macro that's only registered conditionally.

Related errors

• Invoke an attribute method such as Schedule::daily() before
• Invalid scheduled callback event. Must be a string or callab
• Scheduled closures can not be run in the background.
• A scheduled event name is required to prevent overlapping. U
• A scheduled event name is required to only run on one server

AI-assisted analysis of laravel/framework@bd6b5437e6 (2026-08-06). Data as JSON: /data/errors/923e6265ef9cae32.json. Report an issue: GitHub.