From d4d31a889423a16dcf432be56d3fbe9c97ae82a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Marbach Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:59:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Don't advertise creator field in description of room creation (#2215) --- changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2215.clarification | 1 + content/client-server-api/_index.md | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2215.clarification diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2215.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2215.clarification new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f76c952d --- /dev/null +++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2215.clarification @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Don't advertise `creator` field in description of room creation. diff --git a/content/client-server-api/_index.md b/content/client-server-api/_index.md index fde7d305..69757086 100644 --- a/content/client-server-api/_index.md +++ b/content/client-server-api/_index.md @@ -3386,10 +3386,10 @@ Unspecified room types are permitted through the use of ### Creation The homeserver will create an `m.room.create` event when a room is -created, which serves as the root of the event graph for this room. This -event also has a `creator` key which contains the user ID of the room -creator. It will also generate several other events in order to manage -permissions in this room. This includes: +created, which serves as the root of the event graph for this room. The +event `sender` is the user ID of the room creator. The server will also +generate several other events in order to manage permissions in this room. +This includes: - `m.room.power_levels` : Sets the power levels of users and required power levels for various actions within the room such as sending events.