Laravel use route parameter in middleware

Question

Couldn't find anything that specifically matches my situation. I have a route group defined as:

Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/v1/{access_token}'], function(){
    ...
}

The above group has several resource routes inside. I am trying to create a custom middleware that will validate the access_token parameter and return a 400 response if the parameter is not valid. I would like to be able to so something like this in my controllers:

class ProductController extends Controller {

    /**
     * Instantiate a new ProductController
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('verifyAccessToken');
    }
    ...
}

My question is not "how do I define custom middleware", but rather, how can I gain access to the access_token parameter from within the handle function of my custom middleware?

EDIT: While the question suggested as a duplicate is similar and has an answer, that answer seems to be outdated and/or unsatisfactory for what I am trying to accomplish.

Is there any particular reason you don't want to put the middleware on the route group its self? — Ohgodwhy
@Ohgodwhy Nope. I usually prefer to define it in my controller, but I would be open to any solution that allows me to accomplish what I want. — Vince
Possible duplicate of Send route param to middleware as argument Laravel — ventaquil
Have you tried my answer? It should be exactly what you are looking for. — Thomas Kim

Thomas Kim Thomas Kim · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-12T18:23:33

You can just access it from your $request object using the magic __get method like this:

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    $token = $request->access_token;
    // Do something with $token
}

Laravel use route parameter in middleware

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