Get single column's value from the first result

You can use value() method to get single column's value from the first result of a query.

// Instead of
Integration::where('name', 'foo')->first()->active;
 
// You can use
Integration::where('name', 'foo')->value('active');
 
// or this to throw an exception if no records found
Integration::where('name', 'foo')->valueOrFail('active')';

Tip given by @justsanjit