Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into erikj/patch_inner

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/admin_api/README.rst b/docs/admin_api/README.rst
index d4f564cfae..191806c5b4 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/README.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/README.rst
@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ server admin by updating the database directly, e.g.:
 ``UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com'``
 
 Restarting may be required for the changes to register.
+
+Using an admin access_token
+###########################
+
+Many of the API calls listed in the documentation here will require to include an admin `access_token`.
+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 <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.5.0#using-access-tokens>`_.
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 254e1b17b4..43893399ad 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ listeners:
 #
 # Defaults to `7d`. Set to `null` to disable.
 #
-redaction_retention_period: 7d
+#redaction_retention_period: 28d
 
 # How long to track users' last seen time and IPs in the database.
 #