diff --git a/tests/rest/client/utils.py b/tests/rest/client/utils.py
index 706399fae5..8d6f2b6ff9 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/utils.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/utils.py
@@ -410,6 +410,43 @@ class RestHelper:
return channel.json_body
+ def get_event(
+ self,
+ room_id: str,
+ event_id: str,
+ tok: Optional[str] = None,
+ expect_code: int = HTTPStatus.OK,
+ ) -> JsonDict:
+ """Request a specific event from the server.
+
+ Args:
+ room_id: the room in which the event was sent.
+ event_id: the event's ID.
+ tok: the token to request the event with.
+ expect_code: the expected HTTP status for the response.
+
+ Returns:
+ The event as a dict.
+ """
+ path = f"/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/{room_id}/event/{event_id}"
+ if tok:
+ path = path + f"?access_token={tok}"
+
+ channel = make_request(
+ self.hs.get_reactor(),
+ self.site,
+ "GET",
+ path,
+ )
+
+ assert channel.code == expect_code, "Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r" % (
+ expect_code,
+ channel.code,
+ channel.result["body"],
+ )
+
+ return channel.json_body
+
def _read_write_state(
self,
room_id: str,
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