ldc-dam/app/Http/Controllers/RecoveryController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Media;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;

class RecoveryController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        Gate::authorize('recover', Media::class);

        return view('recovery.index');
    }

    /**
     * Check if ArcadiaId exists.
     *
     * @param Request $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
     */
    public function checkArcadiaId(Request $request)
    {
        Gate::authorize('linkToArcadia', Media::class);

        return \response()->json(
            Media::onlyTrashed()->where('arcadia_id', '=', \intval($request->id))->exists()
        );
    }
}