"Hidden" Fields for Models

In the HTML template, you yourself determine which fields to display.

For an API, for example, you can use a wrapper class that will return a set of just the fields you need.

PHP Code:

class UserDecorator implements JsonSerializable
{
    protected Entity $entity;

    public function __construct(Entity $entity)
    {
        $this->entity = $entity;
    }

    protected function fields()
    {
        return [
            'name',
            'id',
        ];
    }

    public function jsonSerialize()
    {
        $data = [];

        foreach ($this->fields() as $field) {
            $data[$field] = $this->entity->__get($field);
        }

        return $data;
    }
}
new UserDecorator((new Model)->find($id)); 


You can specify only the required fields when working with the model.

PHP Code:

(new Model)->select('name', 'id')->find($id); 


Or write your own logic for processing the result of the request and call it through model events.