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Termlaravel validation exists array rules

//Be careful it does multiple queries.
//'document_group_ids.*' => 'exists:document_groups,id'

public function rules(): array
{
   return [
       'document_type_id' => 'required|integer|exists:document_types,id',
       'document_group_ids' => 'required|array',
       'document_group_ids.*' => 'exists:document_groups,id',
    ];
}

laravel validation exists array

$request = [
    'ids' => [1, 2, 3, 4],
];

$rules = [
    'ids' => 'required|array',
    'ids.*' => 'exists:users,id', // check each item in the array
];

$validator = Validator::make($request, $rules);

dd($validator->passes(), $validator->messages()->toArray());