diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Application/ApplicationApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Application/ApplicationApiController.php
index 6078b6f2c..91da81893 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Application/ApplicationApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Application/ApplicationApiController.php
@@ -55,17 +55,20 @@ abstract class ApplicationApiController extends Controller
     /**
      * Return an instance of an application transformer.
      *
-     * @return \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer
+     * @template T of \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer
+     *
+     * @param class-string<T> $abstract
+     *
+     * @return T
+     *
+     * @noinspection PhpDocSignatureInspection
+     * @noinspection PhpUndefinedClassInspection
      */
     public function getTransformer(string $abstract)
     {
-        /** @var \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer $transformer */
-        $transformer = Container::getInstance()->make($abstract);
-        $transformer->setKey($this->request->attributes->get('api_key'));
+        Assert::subclassOf($abstract, BaseTransformer::class);
 
-        Assert::isInstanceOf($transformer, BaseTransformer::class);
-
-        return $transformer;
+        return $abstract::fromRequest($this->request);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/ClientApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/ClientApiController.php
index c7f6f1a49..210489dea 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/ClientApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/ClientApiController.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Pterodactyl\Http\Controllers\Api\Client;
 
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
-use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Pterodactyl\Transformers\Daemon\BaseDaemonTransformer;
 use Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Client\BaseClientTransformer;
 use Pterodactyl\Http\Controllers\Api\Application\ApplicationApiController;
@@ -45,21 +44,23 @@ abstract class ClientApiController extends ApplicationApiController
     /**
      * Return an instance of an application transformer.
      *
-     * @return \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Client\BaseClientTransformer
+     * @template T of \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Client\BaseClientTransformer
+     *
+     * @param class-string<T> $abstract
+     *
+     * @return T
+     *
+     * @noinspection PhpUndefinedClassInspection
+     * @noinspection PhpDocSignatureInspection
      */
     public function getTransformer(string $abstract)
     {
-        /** @var \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Client\BaseClientTransformer $transformer */
-        $transformer = Container::getInstance()->make($abstract);
-        Assert::isInstanceOfAny($transformer, [
-            BaseClientTransformer::class,
-            BaseDaemonTransformer::class,
-        ]);
+        Assert::methodExists($abstract, 'fromRequest');
 
-        if ($transformer instanceof BaseClientTransformer) {
-            $transformer->setKey($this->request->attributes->get('api_key'));
-            $transformer->setUser($this->request->user());
-        }
+        /** @var T $transformer */
+        $transformer = $abstract::fromRequest($this->request);
+
+        Assert::isInstanceOfAny($transformer, [BaseClientTransformer::class, BaseDaemonTransformer::class]);
 
         return $transformer;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/ApplicationApiRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/ApplicationApiRequest.php
index 5dc903f53..ec7643bd5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/ApplicationApiRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/ApplicationApiRequest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Pterodactyl\Http\Requests\Api\Application;
 
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
+use Laravel\Sanctum\TransientToken;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Pterodactyl\Services\Acl\Api\AdminAcl;
@@ -11,14 +12,6 @@ use Pterodactyl\Exceptions\PterodactylException;
 
 abstract class ApplicationApiRequest extends FormRequest
 {
-    /**
-     * Tracks if the request has been validated internally or not to avoid
-     * making duplicate validation calls.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    private $hasValidated = false;
-
     /**
      * The resource that should be checked when performing the authorization
      * function for this request.
@@ -47,7 +40,12 @@ abstract class ApplicationApiRequest extends FormRequest
             throw new PterodactylException('An ACL resource must be defined on API requests.');
         }
 
-        return AdminAcl::check($this->attributes->get('api_key'), $this->resource, $this->permission);
+        $token = $this->user()->currentAccessToken();
+        if ($token instanceof TransientToken) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return AdminAcl::check($token, $this->resource, $this->permission);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Application/BaseTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Application/BaseTransformer.php
index 3c5630366..bb8f5ce9b 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Application/BaseTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Application/BaseTransformer.php
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 namespace Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application;
 
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 use Pterodactyl\Models\ApiKey;
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use League\Fractal\TransformerAbstract;
 use Pterodactyl\Services\Acl\Api\AdminAcl;
-use Pterodactyl\Exceptions\Transformer\InvalidTransformerLevelException;
 
 /**
  * @method array transform(Model $model)
@@ -17,15 +18,7 @@ abstract class BaseTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
 {
     public const RESPONSE_TIMEZONE = 'UTC';
 
-    /**
-     * @var \Pterodactyl\Models\ApiKey
-     */
-    private $key;
-
-    /**
-     * Return the resource name for the JSONAPI output.
-     */
-    abstract public function getResourceName(): string;
+    protected Request $request;
 
     /**
      * BaseTransformer constructor.
@@ -39,54 +32,69 @@ abstract class BaseTransformer extends TransformerAbstract
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set the HTTP request class being used for this request.
-     *
-     * @return $this
+     * Return the resource name for the JSONAPI output.
      */
-    public function setKey(ApiKey $key)
+    abstract public function getResourceName(): string;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the request on the instance.
+     *
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public function setRequest(Request $request): self
     {
-        $this->key = $key;
+        $this->request = $request;
 
         return $this;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return the request instance being used for this transformer.
+     * Returns a new transformer instance with the request set on the instance.
+     *
+     * @return \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer
      */
-    public function getKey(): ApiKey
+    public static function fromRequest(Request $request)
     {
-        return $this->key;
+        return app(static::class)->setRequest($request);
     }
 
     /**
      * Determine if the API key loaded onto the transformer has permission
      * to access a different resource. This is used when including other
      * models on a transformation request.
+     *
+     * @deprecated — prefer $user->can/cannot methods
      */
     protected function authorize(string $resource): bool
     {
-        return AdminAcl::check($this->getKey(), $resource, AdminAcl::READ);
+        $token = $this->request->user()->currentAccessToken();
+        if (!$token instanceof ApiKey || $token->key_type !== ApiKey::TYPE_APPLICATION) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return AdminAcl::check($token, $resource, AdminAcl::READ);
     }
 
     /**
      * Create a new instance of the transformer and pass along the currently
      * set API key.
      *
-     * @return \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer
+     * @template T of \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer
+     *
+     * @param class-string<T> $abstract
+     *
+     * @return T
      *
      * @throws \Pterodactyl\Exceptions\Transformer\InvalidTransformerLevelException
+     *
+     * @noinspection PhpUndefinedClassInspection
+     * @noinspection PhpDocSignatureInspection
      */
-    protected function makeTransformer(string $abstract, array $parameters = [])
+    protected function makeTransformer(string $abstract)
     {
-        /** @var \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer $transformer */
-        $transformer = Container::getInstance()->makeWith($abstract, $parameters);
-        $transformer->setKey($this->getKey());
+        Assert::subclassOf($abstract, self::class);
 
-        if (!$transformer instanceof self) {
-            throw new InvalidTransformerLevelException('Calls to ' . __METHOD__ . ' must return a transformer that is an instance of ' . __CLASS__);
-        }
-
-        return $transformer;
+        return $abstract::fromRequest($this->request);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BaseClientTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BaseClientTransformer.php
index efe53276f..0388effb0 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BaseClientTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BaseClientTransformer.php
@@ -5,31 +5,16 @@ namespace Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Client;
 use Pterodactyl\Models\User;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 use Pterodactyl\Models\Server;
-use Illuminate\Container\Container;
-use Pterodactyl\Exceptions\Transformer\InvalidTransformerLevelException;
 use Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer as BaseApplicationTransformer;
 
 abstract class BaseClientTransformer extends BaseApplicationTransformer
 {
-    /**
-     * @var \Pterodactyl\Models\User
-     */
-    private $user;
-
     /**
      * Return the user model of the user requesting this transformation.
      */
     public function getUser(): User
     {
-        return $this->user;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the user model of the user requesting this transformation.
-     */
-    public function setUser(User $user)
-    {
-        $this->user = $user;
+        return $this->request->user();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -37,33 +22,22 @@ abstract class BaseClientTransformer extends BaseApplicationTransformer
      * to access a different resource. This is used when including other
      * models on a transformation request.
      *
-     * @param \Pterodactyl\Models\Server $server
+     * @noinspection PhpParameterNameChangedDuringInheritanceInspection
      */
     protected function authorize(string $ability, Server $server = null): bool
     {
         Assert::isInstanceOf($server, Server::class);
 
-        return $this->getUser()->can($ability, [$server]);
+        return $this->request->user()->can($ability, [$server]);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a new instance of the transformer and pass along the currently
-     * set API key.
-     *
-     * @return self
-     *
-     * @throws \Pterodactyl\Exceptions\Transformer\InvalidTransformerLevelException
+     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    protected function makeTransformer(string $abstract, array $parameters = [])
+    protected function makeTransformer(string $abstract)
     {
-        /** @var \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer $transformer */
-        $transformer = Container::getInstance()->makeWith($abstract, $parameters);
-        $transformer->setKey($this->getKey());
+        Assert::subclassOf($abstract, self::class);
 
-        if (!$transformer instanceof self) {
-            throw new InvalidTransformerLevelException('Calls to ' . __METHOD__ . ' must return a transformer that is an instance of ' . __CLASS__);
-        }
-
-        return $transformer;
+        return parent::makeTransformer($abstract);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/DatabaseTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/DatabaseTransformer.php
index 4857ea027..bdabbeed5 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/DatabaseTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/DatabaseTransformer.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DatabaseTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
      */
     public function includePassword(Database $database)
     {
-        if (!$this->getUser()->can(Permission::ACTION_DATABASE_VIEW_PASSWORD, $database->server)) {
+        if (!$this->request->user()->can(Permission::ACTION_DATABASE_VIEW_PASSWORD, $database->server)) {
             return $this->null();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/ServerTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/ServerTransformer.php
index 583ccab68..53f4adf4b 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/ServerTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/ServerTransformer.php
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
         /** @var \Pterodactyl\Services\Servers\StartupCommandService $service */
         $service = Container::getInstance()->make(StartupCommandService::class);
 
+        $user = $this->request->user();
+
         return [
-            'server_owner' => $this->getKey()->user_id === $server->owner_id,
+            'server_owner' => $user->id === $server->owner_id,
             'identifier' => $server->uuidShort,
             'internal_id' => $server->id,
             'uuid' => $server->uuid,
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
                 'threads' => $server->threads,
                 'oom_disabled' => $server->oom_disabled,
             ],
-            'invocation' => $service->handle($server, !$this->getUser()->can(Permission::ACTION_STARTUP_READ, $server)),
+            'invocation' => $service->handle($server, !$user->can(Permission::ACTION_STARTUP_READ, $server)),
             'docker_image' => $server->image,
             'egg_features' => $server->egg->inherit_features,
             'feature_limits' => [
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
     /**
      * Returns the allocations associated with this server.
      *
-     * @return \League\Fractal\Resource\Collection|\League\Fractal\Resource\NullResource
+     * @return \League\Fractal\Resource\Collection
      *
      * @throws \Pterodactyl\Exceptions\Transformer\InvalidTransformerLevelException
      */
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
     {
         $transformer = $this->makeTransformer(AllocationTransformer::class);
 
+        $user = $this->request->user();
         // While we include this permission, we do need to actually handle it slightly different here
         // for the purpose of keeping things functionally working. If the user doesn't have read permissions
         // for the allocations we'll only return the primary server allocation, and any notes associated
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
         //
         // This allows us to avoid too much permission regression, without also hiding information that
         // is generally needed for the frontend to make sense when browsing or searching results.
-        if (!$this->getUser()->can(Permission::ACTION_ALLOCATION_READ, $server)) {
+        if (!$user->can(Permission::ACTION_ALLOCATION_READ, $server)) {
             $primary = clone $server->allocation;
             $primary->notes = null;
 
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
      */
     public function includeVariables(Server $server)
     {
-        if (!$this->getUser()->can(Permission::ACTION_STARTUP_READ, $server)) {
+        if (!$this->request->user()->can(Permission::ACTION_STARTUP_READ, $server)) {
             return $this->null();
         }
 
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ class ServerTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
      */
     public function includeSubusers(Server $server)
     {
-        if (!$this->getUser()->can(Permission::ACTION_USER_READ, $server)) {
+        if (!$this->request->user()->can(Permission::ACTION_USER_READ, $server)) {
             return $this->null();
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Api/Application/ApplicationApiIntegrationTestCase.php b/tests/Integration/Api/Application/ApplicationApiIntegrationTestCase.php
index daca17283..8220f0252 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Api/Application/ApplicationApiIntegrationTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Api/Application/ApplicationApiIntegrationTestCase.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Pterodactyl\Tests\Integration\Api\Application;
 
 use Pterodactyl\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
 use Pterodactyl\Models\ApiKey;
 use Pterodactyl\Services\Acl\Api\AdminAcl;
@@ -110,9 +111,12 @@ abstract class ApplicationApiIntegrationTestCase extends IntegrationTestCase
      */
     protected function getTransformer(string $abstract): BaseTransformer
     {
-        /** @var \Pterodactyl\Transformers\Api\Application\BaseTransformer $transformer */
-        $transformer = $this->app->make($abstract);
-        $transformer->setKey($this->getApiKey());
+        $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
+        $request->setUserResolver(function () {
+            return $this->getApiKey()->user;
+        });
+
+        $transformer = $abstract::fromRequest($request);
 
         Assert::assertInstanceOf(BaseTransformer::class, $transformer);
         Assert::assertNotInstanceOf(BaseClientTransformer::class, $transformer);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Http/Middleware/Api/AuthenticateIPAccessTest.php b/tests/Unit/Http/Middleware/Api/AuthenticateIPAccessTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c362e9cca..000000000
--- a/tests/Unit/Http/Middleware/Api/AuthenticateIPAccessTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Pterodactyl\Tests\Unit\Http\Middleware\Api;
-
-use Pterodactyl\Models\ApiKey;
-use Pterodactyl\Http\Middleware\Api\AuthenticateIPAccess;
-use Pterodactyl\Tests\Unit\Http\Middleware\MiddlewareTestCase;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException;
-
-class AuthenticateIPAccessTest extends MiddlewareTestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * Test middleware when there are no IP restrictions.
-     */
-    public function testWithNoIPRestrictions()
-    {
-        $model = ApiKey::factory()->make(['allowed_ips' => []]);
-        $this->setRequestAttribute('api_key', $model);
-
-        $this->getMiddleware()->handle($this->request, $this->getClosureAssertions());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Test middleware works correctly when a valid IP accesses
-     * and there is an IP restriction.
-     */
-    public function testWithValidIP()
-    {
-        $model = ApiKey::factory()->make(['allowed_ips' => ['127.0.0.1']]);
-        $this->setRequestAttribute('api_key', $model);
-
-        $this->request->shouldReceive('ip')->withNoArgs()->once()->andReturn('127.0.0.1');
-
-        $this->getMiddleware()->handle($this->request, $this->getClosureAssertions());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Test that a CIDR range can be used.
-     */
-    public function testValidIPAgainstCIDRRange()
-    {
-        $model = ApiKey::factory()->make(['allowed_ips' => ['192.168.1.1/28']]);
-        $this->setRequestAttribute('api_key', $model);
-
-        $this->request->shouldReceive('ip')->withNoArgs()->once()->andReturn('192.168.1.15');
-
-        $this->getMiddleware()->handle($this->request, $this->getClosureAssertions());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Test that an exception is thrown when an invalid IP address
-     * tries to connect and there is an IP restriction.
-     */
-    public function testWithInvalidIP()
-    {
-        $this->expectException(AccessDeniedHttpException::class);
-
-        $model = ApiKey::factory()->make(['allowed_ips' => ['127.0.0.1']]);
-        $this->setRequestAttribute('api_key', $model);
-
-        $this->request->shouldReceive('ip')->withNoArgs()->twice()->andReturn('127.0.0.2');
-
-        $this->getMiddleware()->handle($this->request, $this->getClosureAssertions());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return an instance of the middleware to be used when testing.
-     */
-    private function getMiddleware(): AuthenticateIPAccess
-    {
-        return new AuthenticateIPAccess();
-    }
-}