diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index ee27d99135..15e90fdd4e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ class RoomContextHandler:
event_id: str,
limit: int,
event_filter: Optional[Filter],
+ use_admin_priviledge: bool = False,
) -> Optional[JsonDict]:
"""Retrieves events, pagination tokens and state around a given event
in a room.
@@ -1020,7 +1021,9 @@ class RoomContextHandler:
(excluding state).
event_filter: the filter to apply to the events returned
(excluding the target event_id)
-
+ 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:
dict, or None if the event isn't found
"""
@@ -1032,7 +1035,11 @@ class RoomContextHandler:
def filter_evts(events):
return filter_events_for_client(
- self.storage, user.to_string(), events, is_peeking=is_peeking
+ self.storage,
+ user.to_string(),
+ events,
+ is_peeking=is_peeking,
+ use_admin_priviledge=use_admin_priviledge,
)
event = await self.store.get_event(
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