---
title: "Start Impersonation"
method: POST
path: "/admin/impersonate/{user_id}"
tags: ["admin"]
---

# Start Impersonation

`POST /admin/impersonate/{user_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.claimkit.co` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.claimkit.co/admin/impersonate/{user_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Start impersonating a user. Admin only.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ImpersonateResponse
  - `user_id` integer, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `is_admin` boolean, required
  - `impersonating` ImpersonationInfo: Impersonation context returned by /auth/me.
    - `admin_email` string, required
    - `admin_name` string, nullable, required
    - `target_email` string, required
    - `target_name` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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