matrix-synapse API requests & stuff

Author: digitalnomad91

matrix-synapse.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Snippets for interacting & performing updates on matrix-synapse server & database.
+
+## Manually update password for a user in synapse postgresql database
+# 1: Generate a hash by running:
+/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/hash_password
+# Run the following query on your synapse psql databse:
+UPDATE users SET password_hash='<the hash here>' WHERE name='@<username>:<homeserver domain>';
+
+## CURL request to get an access token for a particular user:
+curl -XPOST -d '{"type":"m.login.password", "user":"<username>", "password":"<plain_text_password>"}' "https://<homeserver_domain>/_matrix/client/r0/login"
+
+## Send message as a user (must get access token as shown above; room_id looks like: !FUsJEhjhKcFSBczDVt:subtlefu.ge, get it from room settings -> advanced):
+curl -XPOST -d '{"msgtype":"m.text", "body":"Hello from '"$USER"'"}' "https://<homeserver_domain>/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/\<room_id>/send/m.room.message?access_token=<access_token>"
+
+# send formatted text:
+curl -XPOST -d '{"msgtype":"m.text", "body":"**Hello**","format":"org.matrix.custom.html","formatted_body":"<strong>hello</strong>"}'  "https://<homeserver_domain>/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/\<room_id>/send/m.room.message?access_token=<access_token>"
+
+# register new user:
+curl -XPOST -d '{"username":"example", "password":"wordpass", "auth": {"type":"m.login.dummy"}}' "https://localhost:8448/_matrix/client/r0/register"
+
+{
+    "access_token": "QGV4YW1wbGU6bG9jYWxob3N0.AqdSzFmFYrLrTmteXc",
+    "home_server": "localhost",
+    "user_id": "@example:localhost"
+}
+
+#Join room via alias:
+curl -XPOST -d '{}' "https://localhost:8448/_matrix/client/r0/join/%21asfLdzLnOdGRkdPZWu:localhost?access_token=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+