Improve error responses when a remote server doesn't allow you to access its public rooms list (#6899)

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index bffd43de5f..6b5830cc3f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError,
     Codes,
+    HttpResponseException,
     InvalidClientCredentialsError,
     SynapseError,
 )
@@ -364,10 +365,13 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
             limit = None
 
         handler = self.hs.get_room_list_handler()
-        if server:
-            data = await handler.get_remote_public_room_list(
-                server, limit=limit, since_token=since_token
-            )
+        if server and server != self.hs.config.server_name:
+            try:
+                data = await handler.get_remote_public_room_list(
+                    server, limit=limit, since_token=since_token
+                )
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                raise e.to_synapse_error()
         else:
             data = await handler.get_local_public_room_list(
                 limit=limit, since_token=since_token
@@ -404,15 +408,18 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
             limit = None
 
         handler = self.hs.get_room_list_handler()
-        if server:
-            data = await handler.get_remote_public_room_list(
-                server,
-                limit=limit,
-                since_token=since_token,
-                search_filter=search_filter,
-                include_all_networks=include_all_networks,
-                third_party_instance_id=third_party_instance_id,
-            )
+        if server and server != self.hs.config.server_name:
+            try:
+                data = await handler.get_remote_public_room_list(
+                    server,
+                    limit=limit,
+                    since_token=since_token,
+                    search_filter=search_filter,
+                    include_all_networks=include_all_networks,
+                    third_party_instance_id=third_party_instance_id,
+                )
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                raise e.to_synapse_error()
         else:
             data = await handler.get_local_public_room_list(
                 limit=limit,