---
title: "Start Impersonation"
method: POST
path: "/api/impersonation/start"
tags: ["impersonation"]
---

# Start Impersonation

`POST /api/impersonation/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.thinqos.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://app.thinqos.com/api/impersonation/start`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- StartRequest
  - `target_identity_id` string, uuid, required
  - `start_key` string, uuid

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- StartResponse
  - `target` TargetInfo, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `display_name` string, required
    - `email` string, nullable, required
    - `kind` string, required
    - `avatar_url` string, nullable, required
  - `session_id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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