impersonateAccount
Impersonate an account or contract address. This lets you send transactions from that account even if you don't have access to its private key.
Usage
ts
import { testClient } from './client'
await testClient.impersonateAccount({
address: '0xa5cc3c03994DB5b0d9A5eEdD10CabaB0813678AC'
})import { testClient } from './client'
await testClient.impersonateAccount({
address: '0xa5cc3c03994DB5b0d9A5eEdD10CabaB0813678AC'
})ts
import { createTestClient, http } from 'viem'
import { foundry } from 'viem/chains'
export const testClient = createTestClient({
chain: foundry,
mode: 'anvil',
transport: http(),
})import { createTestClient, http } from 'viem'
import { foundry } from 'viem/chains'
export const testClient = createTestClient({
chain: foundry,
mode: 'anvil',
transport: http(),
})Parameters
address
- Type:
Address
The address of the target account.
ts
await testClient.impersonateAccount({
address: '0xa5cc3c03994DB5b0d9A5eEdD10CabaB0813678AC',
})await testClient.impersonateAccount({
address: '0xa5cc3c03994DB5b0d9A5eEdD10CabaB0813678AC',
})