How do you determine if barking at night is attention seeking vs. a legitimate potty request?

My 18 week old Golden has been sleeping through the night most nights. However, the past two nights he has started whining/barking in the middle of the night to go outside. I don’t want to ignore his needs but I am concerned that he may have figured out that he gets my attention when he’s bored and barks in the middle of the night. So where do you draw the line and get out of bed when your puppy starts whining/barking in their crate at night for a legitimate potty break vs. just ignoring it?

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