ldc-dam/app/Http/Requests/Bo/Ajax/CheckRefKeyRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests\Bo\Ajax;

use App\Models\Media;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class CheckRefKeyRequest extends FormRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return \auth()->check() and $this->ajax();
    }

    /**
     * Prepare the data for validation.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function prepareForValidation()
    {
        $this->merge([
            'media' => Media::where('id', $this->media_id)->first()
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array<string, mixed>
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'media_id' => 'required|exists:media,id,deleted_at,NULL'
        ];
    }
}