curl -sS 'https://matrix.example.com/_synapse/admin/v1/fetch_event/$143273582443PhrSn:example.org' -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"

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curl -sS 'https://matrix.example.com/_synapse/admin/v1/fetch_event/$143273582443PhrSn:example.org' -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"

Fetch a single event as an admin

Returns the full signed event JSON for any event on the server, regardless of your room membership. Event IDs start with $ and look like $143273582443PhrSn:example.org. Indispensable for abuse investigations and debugging federation issues. The context endpoint additionally shows neighbouring events.
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