is_api_enabled === false) { return response()->json(['success' => true, 'message' => 'API is disabled.'], 403); } if ($settings->allowed_ips) { // Check for special case: 0.0.0.0 means allow all if (trim($settings->allowed_ips) === '0.0.0.0') { return $next($request); } $allowedIps = explode(',', $settings->allowed_ips); $allowedIps = array_map('trim', $allowedIps); $allowedIps = array_filter($allowedIps); // Remove empty entries if (! empty($allowedIps) && ! checkIPAgainstAllowlist($request->ip(), $allowedIps)) { return response()->json(['success' => true, 'message' => 'You are not allowed to access the API.'], 403); } } return $next($request); } }