Laravel Sanctum authentication by request parameter

Middleware.php

<?php 

//  app/Http/Middleware/AuthByGetParam.php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

class AuthByGetParam
{
    private Authenticate $auth;

    public function __construct(Authenticate $auth)
    {
        $this->auth = $auth;
    }
    
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
     */
    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next, ...$guards): Response
    {
        // transform get token to Authorization Bearer and pass request to sanctum
        $request->headers->set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' . $request->get('token', ''));

        // remove get token
        $request->merge($request->except('token'));

        return $this->auth->handle($request, $next, ...$guards);
    }
}


// app/Providers/RouteServiceProvier.php
// add to boot method:

$this->aliasMiddleware('auth.get', AuthByGetParam::class);


// routes/web.php || routes/api.php
Route::middleware('auth.get:sanctum')->group(function (){
  // place routes here
});