app/Http/Middleware/ThrottleRequestsMiddleware.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiter;
use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
use Illuminate\Support\InteractsWithTime;

class ThrottleRequestsMiddleware
{
    use InteractsWithTime;

    /**
     * The rate limiter instance.
     *
     * @var \Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiter
     */
    protected $limiter;

    /**
     * Create a new request throttler.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiter $limiter
     */
    public function __construct(RateLimiter $limiter)
    {
        $this->limiter = $limiter;
    }

    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @param  \Closure $next
     * @param  int $maxAttempts
     * @param  int $decayMinutes
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $maxAttempts = 60, $decayMinutes = 1)
    {
        $key = $this->resolveRequestSignature($request);

        $maxAttempts = $this->resolveMaxAttempts($request, $maxAttempts);

        if ($this->limiter->tooManyAttempts($key, $maxAttempts)) {
            return $this->buildResponse($key, $maxAttempts);
        }

        $this->limiter->hit($key, $decayMinutes);

        $response = $next($request);

        return $this->addHeaders(
            $response, $maxAttempts,
            $this->calculateRemainingAttempts($key, $maxAttempts)
        );
    }

    /**
     * Resolve the number of attempts if the user is authenticated or not.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int|string  $maxAttempts
     * @return int
     */
    protected function resolveMaxAttempts($request, $maxAttempts)
    {
        if (Str::contains($maxAttempts, '|')) {
            $maxAttempts = explode('|', $maxAttempts, 2)[$request->user() ? 1 : 0];
        }

        if (! is_numeric($maxAttempts) && $request->user()) {
            $maxAttempts = $request->user()->{$maxAttempts};
        }

        return (int) $maxAttempts;
    }

    /**
     * Resolve request signature.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @return string
     */
    protected function resolveRequestSignature($request)
    {
        if ($user = $request->user()) {
            return sha1($user->getAuthIdentifier());
        }

        return $request->fingerprint();
    }

    /**
     * Create a 'too many attempts' response.
     *
     * @param  string $key
     * @param  int $maxAttempts
     * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
     */
    protected function buildResponse($key, $maxAttempts)
    {
        $message = [
            'error' => [
                'message' => config('api.error_codes.34'),
                'error_code' => 34,
            ],
        ];

        $response = new JsonResponse($message, 429);

        $retryAfter = $this->limiter->availableIn($key);

        return $this->addHeaders(
            $response, $maxAttempts,
            $this->calculateRemainingAttempts($key, $maxAttempts, $retryAfter),
            $retryAfter
        );
    }

    /**
     * Add the limit header information to the given response.
     *
     * @param  \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response  $response
     * @param  int  $maxAttempts
     * @param  int  $remainingAttempts
     * @param  int|null  $retryAfter
     * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
     */
    protected function addHeaders($response, $maxAttempts, $remainingAttempts, $retryAfter = null)
    {
        $response->headers->add(
            $this->getHeaders($maxAttempts, $remainingAttempts, $retryAfter)
        );

        return $response;
    }

    /**
     * Get the limit headers information.
     *
     * @param  int  $maxAttempts
     * @param  int  $remainingAttempts
     * @param  int|null  $retryAfter
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getHeaders($maxAttempts, $remainingAttempts, $retryAfter = null)
    {
        $headers = [
            'X-RateLimit-Limit' => $maxAttempts,
            'X-RateLimit-Remaining' => $remainingAttempts,
        ];

        if (! is_null($retryAfter)) {
            $headers['Retry-After'] = $retryAfter;
            $headers['X-RateLimit-Reset'] = $this->availableAt($retryAfter);
        }

        return $headers;
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the number of remaining attempts.
     *
     * @param  string  $key
     * @param  int  $maxAttempts
     * @param  int|null  $retryAfter
     * @return int
     */
    protected function calculateRemainingAttempts($key, $maxAttempts, $retryAfter = null)
    {
        if (is_null($retryAfter)) {
            return $this->limiter->retriesLeft($key, $maxAttempts);
        }

        return 0;
    }
}