# Fast User Switcher for Developers

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-user-switcher-for-developers/69362>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Created:** [5 Settembre 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-user-switcher-for-developers/69362 "2017-09-05T01:19:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Post date:** [5 Settembre 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-user-switcher-for-developers/69362/7 "2017-09-05T14:33:51Z")

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There is already a hidden feature to switch users quickly by URL that you could leverage.

In development mode, visit `session/USERNAME/become` with a GET request and you will impersonate that user. So you could adjust your plugin to just link to that GET route instead.

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