function validateAccess( $request ) {
		$routeData = $this->getRouteData( $request );
		if ( empty( $routeData ) || empty( $routeData['access'] ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		// Admins always have access.
		if ( aioseo()->access->isAdmin() ) {
			return true;
		}

		switch ( $routeData['access'] ) {
			case 'everyone':
				// Any user is able to access the route.
				return true;
			default:
				return aioseo()->access->hasCapability( $routeData['access'] );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the data for the route that is being accessed.
	 *
	 * @since 4.1.6
	 *
	 * @param  \WP_REST_Request $request The REST Request.
	 * @return array                     The route data.
	 */
	protected function getRouteData( $request ) {
		// NOTE: Since WordPress uses case-insensitive patterns to match routes,
		// we are forcing everything to lowercase to ensure we have the proper route.
		// This prevents users with lower privileges from accessing routes they shouldn't.
		$route     = aioseo()->helpers->toLowercase( $request->get_route() );
		$route     = untrailingslashit( str_replace( '/' . $this->namespace . '/', '', $route ) );
		$routeData = isset( $this->getRoutes()[ $request->get_method() ][ $route ] ) ? $this->getRoutes()[ $request->get_method() ][ $route ] : [];

		// No direct route name, let's try the regexes.
		if ( empty( $routeData ) ) {
			foreach ( $this->getRoutes()[ $request->get_method() ] as $routeRegex => $routeInfo ) {
				$routeRegex = str_replace( '@', '\@', $routeRegex );
				if ( preg_match( "@{$routeRegex}@", $route ) ) {
					$routeData = $routeInfo;
					break;
				}
			}
		}

		return $routeData;
	}
}