Laravel Except route middleware without controller

macro.php

<?php
\Illuminate\Routing\Route::macro('except', function ($excepts) {
    /**
     * @var Illuminate\Routing\Route $this
     */
    $excepts = is_array($excepts) ? $excepts : func_get_args();
    foreach ($excepts as $middleware) {
        if (($index = array_search($middleware, $this->action['middleware'], true)) !== false) {
            unset($this->action['middleware'][$index]);
        }
    }
    $this->action['middleware'] = array_values($this->action['middleware']);
});

Route::macro('except', function ($excepts, $call) {
    $excepts = is_array($excepts) ? $excepts : [$excepts];
    /**
     * @var \Illuminate\Routing\Router $this
     */
    $before_count = $this->getRoutes()->count();
    $call();
    $routes = $this->getRoutes();
    if ($routes->count() > $before_count) {
        foreach (array_slice($routes->getRoutes(), -1 * ($routes->count() - $before_count)) as $key => $route) {
            /**
             * @var \Illuminate\Routing\Route $route
             */
            $route->except($excepts);
        }
    }
});

// Usage

Route::get('modal/{transaction}', [
    'uses'       => 'PaymentController@modal',
    'as'         => 'payment.modal',
    'middleware' => ['payment']
])->except(['auth:api']);
//Or
Route::except(['auth:api'], function () {
    Route::get('modal/{transaction}', [
        'uses'       => 'PaymentController@modal',
        'as'         => 'payment.modal',
        'middleware' => 'payment'
    ]);
});