add explanations on how to actually include an access_token (#6031)

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axel simon 2019-09-13 09:50:17 +02:00 committed by Richard van der Hoff
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@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ server admin by updating the database directly, e.g.:
``UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com'``
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Using an admin access_token
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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>`_.