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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index a0c39778ab..1f83bab836 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from synapse.events.utils import SerializeEventConfig
 from synapse.handlers.room import ShutdownRoomResponse
 from synapse.logging.opentracing import trace
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
+from synapse.rest.admin._base import assert_user_is_admin
 from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, Requester, StreamKeyType
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ class PaginationHandler:
         pagin_config: PaginationConfig,
         as_client_event: bool = True,
         event_filter: Optional[Filter] = None,
+        use_admin_priviledge: bool = False,
     ) -> JsonDict:
         """Get messages in a room.
 
@@ -432,10 +434,16 @@ class PaginationHandler:
             pagin_config: The pagination config rules to apply, if any.
             as_client_event: True to get events in client-server format.
             event_filter: Filter to apply to results or None
+            use_admin_priviledge: if `True`, return all events, regardless
+                of whether `user` has access to them. To be used **ONLY**
+                from the admin API.
 
         Returns:
             Pagination API results
         """
+        if use_admin_priviledge:
+            await assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester)
+
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         if pagin_config.from_token:
@@ -458,12 +466,14 @@ class PaginationHandler:
         room_token = from_token.room_key
 
         async with self.pagination_lock.read(room_id):
-            (
-                membership,
-                member_event_id,
-            ) = await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
-                room_id, requester, allow_departed_users=True
-            )
+            (membership, member_event_id) = (None, None)
+            if not use_admin_priviledge:
+                (
+                    membership,
+                    member_event_id,
+                ) = await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
+                    room_id, requester, allow_departed_users=True
+                )
 
             if pagin_config.direction == "b":
                 # if we're going backwards, we might need to backfill. This
@@ -475,7 +485,7 @@ class PaginationHandler:
                         room_id, room_token.stream
                     )
 
-                if membership == Membership.LEAVE:
+                if not use_admin_priviledge and membership == Membership.LEAVE:
                     # If they have left the room then clamp the token to be before
                     # they left the room, to save the effort of loading from the
                     # database.
@@ -528,12 +538,13 @@ class PaginationHandler:
         if event_filter:
             events = await event_filter.filter(events)
 
-        events = await filter_events_for_client(
-            self._storage_controllers,
-            user_id,
-            events,
-            is_peeking=(member_event_id is None),
-        )
+        if not use_admin_priviledge:
+            events = await filter_events_for_client(
+                self._storage_controllers,
+                user_id,
+                events,
+                is_peeking=(member_event_id is None),
+            )
 
         # if after the filter applied there are no more events
         # return immediately - but there might be more in next_token batch