How to fix “Class not found” error in Laravel 10 when running artisan command?

I’m working on a Laravel 10 project and ran into a Class not found error when executing an artisan command.

Goal: I want to create a custom artisan command that fetches data from the database.

Problem: When I run

php artisan fetch:data

I get the following error:

Target class [AppConsoleCommandsFetchData] does not exist.

What I’ve tried

• Checked that my class FetchData.php exists under app/Console/Commands/.

• Verified that the namespace is correct (namespace AppConsoleCommands;).

• Registered the command inside app/Console/Kernel.php under $commands.

• Ran composer dump-autoload.

Expected result

The artisan command should run successfully and fetch the data.

Actual result

I keep getting the Class not found error.

Error message:

In Container.php line 895:
Target class [AppConsoleCommandsFetchData] does not exist.

What could be the reason for this error and how can I fix it?