synapse/docs/admin_api
Richard van der Hoff 1bc00fd76d
Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647)
* Clarify how to authenticate
* path params are not the same thing as query params
* Fix documentation for `/_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>`
2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
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account_validity.rst Move admin API to a new prefix 2019-05-01 15:44:30 +01:00
delete_group.md Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
media_admin_api.md Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
purge_history_api.rst Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
purge_remote_media.rst Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
purge_room.md Servlet to purge old rooms (#5845) 2019-08-22 10:42:59 +01:00
README.rst Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
register_api.rst Move admin API to a new prefix 2019-05-01 15:44:30 +01:00
room_membership.md Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
rooms.md Add room details admin endpoint (#7317) 2020-05-07 15:33:07 -04:00
server_notices.md Fix spelling in server notices admin API docs (#5142) 2019-05-06 22:15:02 +01:00
shutdown_room.md Document Shutdown Room admin API (#6541) 2019-12-13 15:28:48 +00:00
user_admin_api.rst Clarifications to the admin api documentation (#7647) 2020-06-05 17:31:05 +01:00
version_api.rst Remove the requirement to authenticate for /admin/server_version. (#5122) 2019-05-07 09:29:30 +01:00

Admin APIs

This directory includes documentation for the various synapse specific admin APIs available.

Authenticating as a server admin

Many of the API calls in the admin api will require an access_token for a server admin. (Note that a server admin is distinct from a room admin.)

A user can be marked as a server admin by updating the database directly, e.g.:

UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com';

A new server admin user can also be created using the register_new_matrix_user script.

Finding your user's access_token is client-dependent, but will usually be shown in the client's settings.

Once you have your access_token, to include it in a request, the best option is to add the token to a request header:

curl --header "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" <the_rest_of_your_API_request>

Fore more details, please refer to the complete matrix spec documentation.