Laravel 11 - Authentication for role 1º step: Create middleware php artisan make:middleware RedirectIfNotAdmin // in RedirectIfNotAdmin.php public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response { if (Auth::check() && Auth::user()->role_id != 1) { return redirect('/'); } return $next($request); } // .. 2º step: registered middleware // in bootstrap/app.php ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) { $middleware->alias([ 'admin' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfNotAdmin::class ]); }) // .. 3º step: use the middlewere in our routes file // in routes/web.php Route::get('/home', [App\Http\Controllers\HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home')->middleware('auth', 'admin'); // .. 4º Enjoy! 🤗 Laravel Love!