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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. horlerdipo/pretend ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) horlerdipo/pretend ================== A simple package to impersonate users when building APIs with Laravel Sanctum, allowing administrators to generate temporary tokens and act on behalf of other users without using sessions. v0.1.0(10mo ago)1523[4 PRs](https://github.com/Horlerdipo/pretend/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing Since Aug 23Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Horlerdipo/pretend)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/horlerdipo/pretend)[ Docs](https://github.com/horlerdipo/pretend)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/Horlerdipo)[ RSS](/packages/horlerdipo-pretend/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelogDependencies (13)Versions (9)Used By (0) Pretend ======= [](#pretend) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9ef6730f2ee3c52a56f2402f984717d266e5b9522b52f16f87be1585c2068085/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f2f70726574656e642e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/horlerdipo/pretend)[![GitHub Tests Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/33e2d7ed6aeb273c57a9e56f060c727a6a9e69c365dd2607cb828258a8f4b4d7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f686f726c65726469706f2f70726574656e642f72756e2d74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/horlerdipo/pretend/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-tests+branch%3Amain)[![GitHub Code Style Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/198256050338f094e320c40979a37fa2b489356fc83f0b13b8a76d87ce59d15c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f686f726c65726469706f2f70726574656e642f6669782d7068702d636f64652d7374796c652d6973737565732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d636f64652532307374796c65267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/horlerdipo/pretend/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Fix+PHP+code+style+issues%22+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/15f292c5e6a401b46dd7ef530c9ab0b1a4a95b0601300950becc44c0d4dd9e04/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f686f726c65726469706f2f70726574656e642e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/horlerdipo/pretend) Pretend is a Laravel package for user impersonation, built on top of Laravel Sanctum, designed to help admins step into the shoes of their users. With Pretend, you can securely impersonate a user, browse your app exactly as they see it, and debug issues or provide support without needing their credentials. Why Pretend? ------------ [](#why-pretend) πŸ”‘ Sanctum-powered – integrates seamlessly with Laravel Sanctum’s personal access tokens. 🎭 True impersonation – experience the application from the user’s perspective. πŸ›‘οΈ Secure by design – tokens, events, and middleware to keep impersonation safe and auditable. ⚑ Flexible storage – swap out the default database storage for your own implementation. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.3+ - Laravel 11.x or higher Docs ---- [](#docs) Find the complete documentation [here](https://pretend-horlerdipo.netlify.app/#/) Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Umar Oladipo](https://github.com/Horlerdipo) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 36 β€” LowBetter than 79% of packages Maintenance72 Regular maintenance activity Popularity15 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity40 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.7% of commits β€” single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** β€” Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** β€” Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** β€” Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** β€” Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Unknown Total 1 Last Release 314d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7133265?v=4)[Nightingale](/maintainers/Nightingale)[@nightingale](https://github.com/nightingale) --- Top Contributors [![Horlerdipo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37878400?v=4)](https://github.com/Horlerdipo "Horlerdipo (58 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (1 commits)") --- Tags laravelUmar Oladipopretend ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/horlerdipo-pretend/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/horlerdipo-pretend/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/horlerdipo-pretend) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-permission Permission handling for Laravel 12 and up 12.9k102.4M1.4k](/packages/spatie-laravel-permission)[spatie/laravel-pdf Create PDFs in Laravel apps 1.0k4.8M47](/packages/spatie-laravel-pdf)[spatie/laravel-passkeys Use passkeys in your Laravel app 471890.7k39](/packages/spatie-laravel-passkeys)[dedoc/scramble Automatic generation of API documentation for Laravel applications. 2.1k11.2M100](/packages/dedoc-scramble)[rawilk/profile-filament-plugin Profile & MFA starter kit for filament. 3914.6k](/packages/rawilk-profile-filament-plugin)[wnx/laravel-backup-restore A package to restore database backups made with spatie/laravel-backup. 213420.1k2](/packages/wnx-laravel-backup-restore) PHPackages Β© 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)