diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 17a10f622e..4f7996f947 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
import logging
import urllib
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from synapse.api.constants import Membership
from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
@@ -1004,6 +1004,20 @@ class TransportLayerClient:
return self.client.get_json(destination=destination, path=path)
+ def get_info_of_users(self, destination: str, user_ids: List[str]):
+ """
+ Args:
+ destination: The remote server
+ user_ids: A list of user IDs to query info about
+
+ Returns:
+ Deferred[List]: A dictionary of User ID to information about that user.
+ """
+ path = _create_path(FEDERATION_UNSTABLE_PREFIX, "/users/info")
+ data = {"user_ids": user_ids}
+
+ return self.client.post_json(destination=destination, path=path, data=data)
+
def _create_path(federation_prefix, path, *args):
"""
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 3a6b95631e..7b4baddbf8 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from synapse.api.urls import (
from synapse.http.endpoint import parse_and_validate_server_name
from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
from synapse.http.servlet import (
+ assert_params_in_dict,
parse_boolean_from_args,
parse_integer_from_args,
parse_json_object_from_request,
@@ -844,6 +845,57 @@ class PublicRoomList(BaseFederationServlet):
return 200, data
+class FederationUserInfoServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
+ """
+ Return information about a set of users.
+
+ This API returns expiration and deactivation information about a set of
+ users. Requested users not local to this homeserver will be ignored.
+
+ Example request:
+ POST /users/info
+
+ {
+ "user_ids": [
+ "@alice:example.com",
+ "@bob:example.com"
+ ]
+ }
+
+ Example response
+ {
+ "@alice:example.com": {
+ "expired": false,
+ "deactivated": true
+ }
+ }
+ """
+
+ PATH = "/users/info"
+ PREFIX = FEDERATION_UNSTABLE_PREFIX
+
+ def __init__(self, handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name):
+ super(FederationUserInfoServlet, self).__init__(
+ handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name
+ )
+ self.handler = handler
+
+ async def on_POST(self, origin, content, query):
+ assert_params_in_dict(content, required=["user_ids"])
+
+ user_ids = content.get("user_ids", [])
+
+ if not isinstance(user_ids, list):
+ raise SynapseError(
+ 400,
+ "'user_ids' must be a list of user ID strings",
+ errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+ )
+
+ data = await self.handler.store.get_info_for_users(user_ids)
+ return 200, data
+
+
class FederationVersionServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
PATH = "/version"
@@ -1405,6 +1457,7 @@ FEDERATION_SERVLET_CLASSES = (
On3pidBindServlet,
FederationVersionServlet,
RoomComplexityServlet,
+ FederationUserInfoServlet,
) # type: Tuple[Type[BaseFederationServlet], ...]
OPENID_SERVLET_CLASSES = (
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