Middleware may be assigned to the controller's routes in your route files:
Route::get('profile', 'UserController@show')->middleware('auth');
However, it is more convenient to specify middleware within your controller's constructor. Using the middleware method from your controller's constructor, you may easily assign middleware to the controller's action.
class UserController extends Controller
{
/**
* Instantiate a new controller instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('auth');
$this->middleware('log')->only('index');
$this->middleware('subscribed')->except('store');
}
}