matrix-spec-proposals/content/client-server-api/modules/event_context.md

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### Event Context

This API returns a number of events that happened just before and after
the specified event. This allows clients to get the context surrounding
an event.

#### Client behaviour

There is a single HTTP API for retrieving event context, documented
below.

{{event\_context\_cs\_http\_api}}

#### Security considerations

The server must only return results that the user has permission to see.
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			`### Event Context`

			`This API returns a number of events that happened just before and after`
			`the specified event. This allows clients to get the context surrounding`
			`an event.`

			`#### Client behaviour`

			`There is a single HTTP API for retrieving event context, documented`
			`below.`

			`{{event\_context\_cs\_http\_api}}`

			`#### Security considerations`

			`The server must only return results that the user has permission to see.`