django-hijack
Enable users to hijack (=login as) and work on behalf of another user.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you run a Django application with a support team or need admin user impersonation. The package is production-stable (Development Status 5), actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install friction is minimal. The only consideration is ensuring your security model accounts for the audit and logging implications of admin impersonation.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 4.2, 5.2, or 6.0 and Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on django.
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release (117 days ago) and a stable codebase (1740 stars, last commit 2026-08-11).
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-04-19 (117 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-11 · 1,740 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,052,599 downloads/mo, #3,339 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install django-hijack
# Add to Django INSTALLED_APPS
INSTALLED_APPS = [
...
'hijack',
]
# Then use via Django admin or programmatically to impersonate users- Whether v3.x's 'security first design' has undergone independent security audit or formal threat modeling
- Specific details on how impersonation sessions are logged and audited for compliance purposes
- Whether dark-mode support is a UI feature or includes accessibility considerations
What it is and what it does
Django Hijack is an admin tool that allows authorized users (typically support staff or administrators) to impersonate other users within a Django application without requiring their passwords. It's designed to streamline user support workflows where staff need to reproduce issues or assist users by working in their account directly.
The package integrates with Django's admin interface and provides a security-first approach in its current v3.x release, which is a complete rewrite from earlier versions. It has a single runtime dependency on django and supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.14) and recent Django releases (4.2, 5.2, 6.0). The package is actively maintained and widely used in production environments.
Use it for
- Support staff reproducing user-reported bugs by logging in as the affected user to see their exact experience
- Administrators troubleshooting account issues or permission problems without asking users for credentials
- Testing application behavior across different user roles and permission levels during development
- Assisting users with account recovery or configuration without requiring password resets
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you run a Django application with a support team or need admin user impersonation.
The package is production-stable (Development Status 5), actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install friction is minimal. The only consideration is ensuring your security model accounts for the audit and logging implications of admin impersonation.
Install
django-hijack on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on django. The package is actively maintained with a recent release (117 days ago) and a stable codebase (1740 stars, last commit 2026-08-11).
Requires Django 4.2, 5.2, or 6.0 and Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install django-hijack
# Add to Django INSTALLED_APPS
INSTALLED_APPS = [
...
'hijack',
]
# Then use via Django admin or programmatically to impersonate usersVerify before relying
- Whether v3.x's 'security first design' has undergone independent security audit or formal threat modeling
- Specific details on how impersonation sessions are logged and audited for compliance purposes
- Whether dark-mode support is a UI feature or includes accessibility considerations
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagedjango |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 117 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,052,599 / month, #3,339 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.2Framework :: Django :: 6.0Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: django_hijack-3.7.8-py3-none-any.whl
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