<NME> README.rst
<BEF> Admin APIs
==========

**Note**: The latest documentation can be viewed `here <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse>`_.
See `docs/README.md <../README.md>`_ for more information.

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``UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com'``

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 ``UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com'``
 
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+Using an admin access_token
+###########################
+
+Many of the API calls listed in the documentation here will require to include an admin `access_token`.
+Finding your user's `access_token` is client-dependent, but will usually be shown in the client's settings.
+
+Once you have your `access_token`, to include it in a request, the best option is to add the token to a request header:
+
+``curl --header "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" <the_rest_of_your_API_request>``
+
+Fore more details, please refer to the complete `matrix spec documentation <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.5.0#using-access-tokens>`_.

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