# \#user-impersonation

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## [How to Modify Access Token with acts\_as claim to imitate user impersonation](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-modify-access-token-with-acts-as-claim-to-imitate-user-impersonation/83203)

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**Author:** [@dominic1](https://community.auth0.com/u/dominic1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-modify-access-token-with-acts-as-claim-to-imitate-user-impersonation/83203 "2022-05-12T14:03:38Z")

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Understanding that true user impersonation isn’t possible, my proposed solution to mimic impersonation by adding a claim to the JWT so that my JWT still has my user’s sub but it also has metadata that the app can referen…

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## [Impersonation with custom domain](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-with-custom-domain/43287)

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**Author:** [@gshaw](https://community.auth0.com/u/gshaw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-with-custom-domain/43287 "2020-05-20T03:04:51Z")

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We’ve recently switched to using a custom domain to fix issues with users that are blocking 3rd party cookies and we’re finding that this has broken our use of the impersonation API. When using impersonation through the…

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## [Laravel User Impersonation](https://community.auth0.com/t/laravel-user-impersonation/36171)

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**Author:** [@stanley](https://community.auth0.com/u/stanley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/laravel-user-impersonation/36171 "2020-01-15T21:13:55Z")

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Hi, Laravel allows you to easily impersonate users using Auth::login($user). Since we implemented Auth0 for our users to login, we are no longer able to do this. After performing an Auth::login($user) and redirecting to…

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## [Sign in as a customer user](https://community.auth0.com/t/sign-in-as-a-customer-user/22608)

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**Author:** [@scot.sessions](https://community.auth0.com/u/scot.sessions)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/sign-in-as-a-customer-user/22608 "2019-03-13T21:43:50Z")

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I use a feature called “Sign in as” daily. It used to sit to the left of Actions on a user account. Where did it go? Did it get moved to another location. Without it I am unable to log in as a client user and provide the…

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## [Impersonation for a server-side app](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-for-a-server-side-app/8481)

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**Author:** [@emiliano.heyns](https://community.auth0.com/u/emiliano.heyns)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-for-a-server-side-app/8481 "2017-10-13T21:37:46Z")

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I’m trying to login as another user using “Sign in as user”. When I do this, I can see my app getting a POST request to the callback url, but my app is setup (and normal logins work) with GET requests. When I change the …

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## [Should impersonated and impersonator properties be persisted when doing silent authentication?](https://community.auth0.com/t/should-impersonated-and-impersonator-properties-be-persisted-when-doing-silent-authentication/8296)

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**Author:** [@jamesacres](https://community.auth0.com/u/jamesacres)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/should-impersonated-and-impersonator-properties-be-persisted-when-doing-silent-authentication/8296 "2017-09-26T01:29:39Z")

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When performing User Impersonation the properties impersonated and impersonator are set on the user profile as expected. getSSOData does not support impersonation, however silent authentication does work. This means you…

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## [Enable Sign in as User on the dashboard](https://community.auth0.com/t/enable-sign-in-as-user-on-the-dashboard/8271)

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**Author:** [@nick1](https://community.auth0.com/u/nick1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/enable-sign-in-as-user-on-the-dashboard/8271 "2017-09-22T11:38:07Z")

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The user impersonation documentation page says to contact support to enable this feature. Can you enable it for my tenant?

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## [Impersonation API: response\_type: 'token' not working](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-api-response-type-token-not-working/7789)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Grayson](https://community.auth0.com/u/Dan_Grayson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/impersonation-api-response-type-token-not-working/7789 "2017-08-09T23:48:17Z")

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Hi, I had a working implementation of impersonation, and it seems that today it stopped working because the impersonation API MY\_DOMAIN.auth0.com/users/USER\_ID/impersonate is generating an impersonation url with a redir…

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## [Please enable user impersonation on free plan](https://community.auth0.com/t/please-enable-user-impersonation-on-free-plan/7586)

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**Author:** [@railto](https://community.auth0.com/u/railto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/please-enable-user-impersonation-on-free-plan/7586 "2017-07-20T05:37:24Z")

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Hi There, I’d like to have the user impersonation enabled on my plan, can @jmangelo / @prashant or someone else please create the necessary support ticket to make this happen. Thanks, Mark Railton

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## [Enabling impersonation on a free account](https://community.auth0.com/t/enabling-impersonation-on-a-free-account/6313)

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**Author:** [@roelof.blom](https://community.auth0.com/u/roelof.blom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/enabling-impersonation-on-a-free-account/6313 "2017-04-24T14:58:48Z")

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Is it possible to have impersonation enabled on tenants of a free plan?
