Auth Impersonation

The Auth facade supports user impersonation. Use the impersonate method to impersonate another user.

Auth::impersonate($user);

To stop impersonating, use the stopImpersonate method. This will restore the account that was previously logged in, if applicable.

Auth::stopImpersonate();

The isImpersonator method can be used to check if the user is currently impersonating.

if (Auth::isImpersonator()) {
    // User is currently impersonating another user
}

Use the getRealUser method to return the underlying user they are impersonating someone else, or it will return the active user if they are not impersonating.

$user = Auth::getRealUser();