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+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
+.. contents::
+
+Query User Account
+==================
+
+This API returns information about a specific user account.
+
+The api is::
+
+    GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+It returns a JSON body like the following:
+
+.. code:: json
+
+    {
+        "displayname": "User",
+        "threepids": [
+            {
+                "medium": "email",
+                "address": "<user_mail_1>"
+            },
+            {
+                "medium": "email",
+                "address": "<user_mail_2>"
+            }
+        ],
+        "avatar_url": "<avatar_url>",
+        "admin": false,
+        "deactivated": false
+    }
+
+URL parameters:
+
+- ``user_id``: fully-qualified user id: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+
 Create or modify Account
 ========================
 
 This API allows an administrator to create or modify a user account with a
-specific ``user_id``. Be aware that ``user_id`` is fully qualified: for example,
-``@user:server.com``.
+specific ``user_id``.
 
 This api is::
 
@@ -31,19 +69,24 @@ with a body of:
         "deactivated": false
     }
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+URL parameters:
+
+- ``user_id``: fully-qualified user id: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
 
-Parameters:
+Body parameters:
 
 - ``password``, optional. If provided, the user's password is updated and all
   devices are logged out.
-  
+
 - ``displayname``, optional, defaults to the value of ``user_id``.
 
 - ``threepids``, optional, allows setting the third-party IDs (email, msisdn)
   belonging to a user.
 
-- ``avatar_url``, optional, must be a 
+- ``avatar_url``, optional, must be a
   `MXC URI <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#matrix-content-mxc-uris>`_.
 
 - ``admin``, optional, defaults to ``false``.
@@ -61,7 +104,8 @@ The api is::
 
     GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
 The parameter ``from`` is optional but used for pagination, denoting the
 offset in the returned results. This should be treated as an opaque value and
@@ -116,17 +160,17 @@ with ``from`` set to the value of ``next_token``. This will return a new page.
 If the endpoint does not return a ``next_token`` then there are no more users
 to paginate through.
 
-Query Account
-=============
+Query current sessions for a user
+=================================
 
-This API returns information about a specific user account.
+This API returns information about the active sessions for a specific user.
 
 The api is::
 
-    GET /_synapse/admin/v1/whois/<user_id> (deprecated)
-    GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>
+    GET /_synapse/admin/v1/whois/<user_id>
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
@@ -179,9 +223,10 @@ with a body of:
         "erase": true
     }
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
-The erase parameter is optional and defaults to 'false'.
+The erase parameter is optional and defaults to ``false``.
 An empty body may be passed for backwards compatibility.
 
 
@@ -203,7 +248,8 @@ with a body of:
        "logout_devices": true,
    }
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
 The parameter ``new_password`` is required.
 The parameter ``logout_devices`` is optional and defaults to ``true``.
@@ -216,7 +262,8 @@ The api is::
 
     GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/admin
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
@@ -244,4 +291,191 @@ with a body of:
         "admin": true
     }
 
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+
+User devices
+============
+
+List all devices
+----------------
+Gets information about all devices for a specific ``user_id``.
+
+The API is::
+
+  GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+A response body like the following is returned:
+
+.. code:: json
+
+    {
+      "devices": [
+        {
+          "device_id": "QBUAZIFURK",
+          "display_name": "android",
+          "last_seen_ip": "1.2.3.4",
+          "last_seen_ts": 1474491775024,
+          "user_id": "<user_id>"
+        },
+        {
+          "device_id": "AUIECTSRND",
+          "display_name": "ios",
+          "last_seen_ip": "1.2.3.5",
+          "last_seen_ts": 1474491775025,
+          "user_id": "<user_id>"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - fully qualified: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+
+**Response**
+
+The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
+
+- ``devices`` - An array of objects, each containing information about a device.
+  Device objects contain the following fields:
+
+  - ``device_id`` - Identifier of device.
+  - ``display_name`` - Display name set by the user for this device.
+    Absent if no name has been set.
+  - ``last_seen_ip`` - The IP address where this device was last seen.
+    (May be a few minutes out of date, for efficiency reasons).
+  - ``last_seen_ts`` - The timestamp (in milliseconds since the unix epoch) when this
+    devices was last seen. (May be a few minutes out of date, for efficiency reasons).
+  - ``user_id`` - Owner of  device.
+
+Delete multiple devices
+------------------
+Deletes the given devices for a specific ``user_id``, and invalidates
+any access token associated with them.
+
+The API is::
+
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/delete_devices
+
+    {
+      "devices": [
+        "QBUAZIFURK",
+        "AUIECTSRND"
+      ],
+    }
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+An empty JSON dict is returned.
+
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - fully qualified: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+
+The following fields are required in the JSON request body:
+
+- ``devices`` - The list of device IDs to delete.
+
+Show a device
+---------------
+Gets information on a single device, by ``device_id`` for a specific ``user_id``.
+
+The API is::
+
+    GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+A response body like the following is returned:
+
+.. code:: json
+
+    {
+      "device_id": "<device_id>",
+      "display_name": "android",
+      "last_seen_ip": "1.2.3.4",
+      "last_seen_ts": 1474491775024,
+      "user_id": "<user_id>"
+    }
+
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - fully qualified: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+- ``device_id`` - The device to retrieve.
+
+**Response**
+
+The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
+
+- ``device_id`` - Identifier of device.
+- ``display_name`` - Display name set by the user for this device.
+  Absent if no name has been set.
+- ``last_seen_ip`` - The IP address where this device was last seen.
+  (May be a few minutes out of date, for efficiency reasons).
+- ``last_seen_ts`` - The timestamp (in milliseconds since the unix epoch) when this
+  devices was last seen. (May be a few minutes out of date, for efficiency reasons).
+- ``user_id`` - Owner of  device.
+
+Update a device
+---------------
+Updates the metadata on the given ``device_id`` for a specific ``user_id``.
+
+The API is::
+
+    PUT /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
+
+    {
+      "display_name": "My other phone"
+    }
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+An empty JSON dict is returned.
+
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - fully qualified: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+- ``device_id`` - The device to update.
+
+The following fields are required in the JSON request body:
+
+- ``display_name`` - The new display name for this device. If not given,
+  the display name is unchanged.
+
+Delete a device
+---------------
+Deletes the given ``device_id`` for a specific ``user_id``,
+and invalidates any access token associated with it.
+
+The API is::
+
+    DELETE /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
+
+    {}
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
+server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
+
+An empty JSON dict is returned.
+
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - fully qualified: for example, ``@user:server.com``.
+- ``device_id`` - The device to delete.