Merge branch 'release-v1.52'

10 files changed, 35 insertions, 129 deletions

diff --git a/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
index b74b5d0c1a..d878bf7451 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ This API allows a server administrator to manage the validity of an account. To
 use it, you must enable the account validity feature (under
 `account_validity`) in Synapse's configuration.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Renew account
 
 This API extends the validity of an account by as much time as configured in the
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
index 2e0a1d2474..73a96842ac 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ This API lets a server admin delete a local group. Doing so will kick all
 users out of the group so that their clients will correctly handle the group
 being deleted.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/delete_group/<group_id>
 ```
-
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
index f523774ba8..be6f0961bf 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 This API returns information about reported events.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The api is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/event_reports?from=0&limit=10
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
@@ -94,8 +95,6 @@ The api is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/event_reports/<report_id>
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
index 60b8bc7379..a8cdf19727 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-# Contents
-- [Querying media](#querying-media)
-  * [List all media in a room](#list-all-media-in-a-room)
-  * [List all media uploaded by a user](#list-all-media-uploaded-by-a-user)
-- [Quarantine media](#quarantine-media)
-  * [Quarantining media by ID](#quarantining-media-by-id)
-  * [Remove media from quarantine by ID](#remove-media-from-quarantine-by-id)
-  * [Quarantining media in a room](#quarantining-media-in-a-room)
-  * [Quarantining all media of a user](#quarantining-all-media-of-a-user)
-  * [Protecting media from being quarantined](#protecting-media-from-being-quarantined)
-  * [Unprotecting media from being quarantined](#unprotecting-media-from-being-quarantined)
-- [Delete local media](#delete-local-media)
-  * [Delete a specific local media](#delete-a-specific-local-media)
-  * [Delete local media by date or size](#delete-local-media-by-date-or-size)
-  * [Delete media uploaded by a user](#delete-media-uploaded-by-a-user)
-- [Purge Remote Media API](#purge-remote-media-api)
-
 # Querying media
 
 These APIs allow extracting media information from the homeserver.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## List all media in a room
 
 This API gets a list of known media in a room.
@@ -28,8 +14,6 @@ The API is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/room/<room_id>/media
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 The API returns a JSON body like the following:
 ```json
@@ -317,8 +301,5 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 
 * `deleted`: integer - The number of media items successfully deleted
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 If the user re-requests purged remote media, synapse will re-request the media
 from the originating server.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
index 277e28d9cb..2527e2758b 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ paginate further back in the room from the point being purged from.
 Note that Synapse requires at least one message in each room, so it will never
 delete the last message in a room.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history/<room_id>[/<event_id>]
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 By default, events sent by local users are not deleted, as they may represent
 the only copies of this content in existence. (Events sent by remote users are
 deleted.)
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ It is possible to poll for updates on recent purges with a second API;
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history_status/<purge_id>
 ```
 
-Again, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin.
-
 This API returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
index 548b790a5c..310d6ae628 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ to a room with a given `room_id_or_alias`. You can only modify the membership of
 local users. The server administrator must be in the room and have permission to
 invite users.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Parameters
 
 The following parameters are available:
@@ -23,9 +26,6 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/join/<room_id_or_alias>
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 Response:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
index 0f1a74134f..d4873f9490 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
-# Contents
-- [List Room API](#list-room-api)
-- [Room Details API](#room-details-api)
-- [Room Members API](#room-members-api)
-- [Room State API](#room-state-api)
-- [Block Room API](#block-room-api)
-- [Delete Room API](#delete-room-api)
-  * [Version 1 (old version)](#version-1-old-version)
-  * [Version 2 (new version)](#version-2-new-version)
-  * [Status of deleting rooms](#status-of-deleting-rooms)
-  * [Undoing room shutdowns](#undoing-room-shutdowns)
-- [Make Room Admin API](#make-room-admin-api)
-- [Forward Extremities Admin API](#forward-extremities-admin-api)
-- [Event Context API](#event-context-api)
-
 # List Room API
 
 The List Room admin API allows server admins to get a list of rooms on their
 server. There are various parameters available that allow for filtering and
 sorting the returned list. This API supports pagination.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 **Parameters**
 
 The following query parameters are available:
@@ -493,9 +481,6 @@ several minutes or longer.
 The local server will only have the power to move local user and room aliases to
 the new room. Users on other servers will be unaffected.
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 ## Version 1 (old version)
 
 This version works synchronously. That means you only get the response once the server has
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/statistics.md b/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
index 1901f1eea0..a26c76f9f3 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 Returns information about all local media usage of users. Gives the
 possibility to filter them by time and user.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/statistics/users/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
-for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
index c514cadb9d..4f5f377b38 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # User Admin API
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Query User Account
 
 This API returns information about a specific user account.
@@ -10,9 +13,6 @@ 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: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```jsonc
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 Returns HTTP status code:
 - `201` - When a new user object was created.
 - `200` - When a user was modified.
@@ -156,9 +153,6 @@ By default, the response is ordered by ascending user ID.
 GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -278,9 +272,6 @@ GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/whois/<userId>
 See also: [Client Server
 API Whois](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#get-matrix-client-r0-admin-whois-userid).
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```json
@@ -335,9 +326,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 The erase parameter is optional and defaults to `false`.
 An empty body may be passed for backwards compatibility.
 
@@ -353,6 +341,11 @@ The following actions are performed when deactivating an user:
 - Remove the user from the user directory
 - Reject all pending invites
 - Remove all account validity information related to the user
+- Remove the arbitrary data store known as *account data*. For example, this includes:
+    - list of ignored users;
+    - push rules;
+    - secret storage keys; and
+    - cross-signing keys.
 
 The following additional actions are performed during deactivation if `erase`
 is set to `true`:
@@ -366,7 +359,6 @@ The following actions are **NOT** performed. The list may be incomplete.
 - Remove mappings of SSO IDs
 - [Delete media uploaded](#delete-media-uploaded-by-a-user) by user (included avatar images)
 - Delete sent and received messages
-- Delete E2E cross-signing keys
 - Remove the user's creation (registration) timestamp
 - [Remove rate limit overrides](#override-ratelimiting-for-users)
 - Remove from monthly active users
@@ -390,9 +382,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 The parameter `new_password` is required.
 The parameter `logout_devices` is optional and defaults to `true`.
 
@@ -405,9 +394,6 @@ The api is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/admin
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -435,10 +421,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
-
 ## List room memberships of a user
 
 Gets a list of all `room_id` that a specific `user_id` is member.
@@ -449,9 +431,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/joined_rooms
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -570,9 +549,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -687,9 +663,6 @@ The API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -762,9 +735,6 @@ 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: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -830,9 +800,6 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/delete_devices
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -854,9 +821,6 @@ 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: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -902,9 +866,6 @@ PUT /_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: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -931,9 +892,6 @@ 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: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -952,9 +910,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/pushers
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1049,9 +1004,6 @@ To un-shadow-ban a user the API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/shadow_ban
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned in both cases.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -1074,9 +1026,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1116,9 +1065,6 @@ The API is:
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1161,9 +1107,6 @@ The API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 ```json
@@ -1192,7 +1135,5 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/username_available?username=$localpart
 ```
 
-The request and response format is the same as the [/_matrix/client/r0/register/available](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#get-matrix-client-r0-register-available) API.
-
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
+The request and response format is the same as the
+[/_matrix/client/r0/register/available](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#get-matrix-client-r0-register-available) API.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/version_api.md b/docs/admin_api/version_api.md
index efb4a0c0f7..27977de0d3 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/version_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/version_api.md
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
 ```json
 {
     "server_version": "0.99.2rc1 (b=develop, abcdef123)",
-    "python_version": "3.6.8"
+    "python_version": "3.7.8"
 }
 ```