shipping-portal/app/Http/Middleware/CheckAuthorizationMiddleware.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use App\Classes\ValueObjects\Constants\RoleTypes;
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class CheckAuthorizationMiddleware
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Illuminate\Http\Response|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse)  $next
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
     */
    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
    {
        if(Auth()->user()){
            $roleToCheck = Auth()->user()->type;
            if (!in_array($roleToCheck, RoleTypes::ADMIN_ROLES)) {
                return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthorized'], 401);
            }
        }

        return $next($request);
    }
}