Redact Event
matrix.redact_event
ActionChat & messagingconnection required
Calls the Matrix API with the connection's credentials.
Redact an event, stripping its content from the room's history.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Matrix
- Secret shape
- the account access token, or {"access_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, user_id, default_room_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
room_id The room id, e.g. !AbCdEf:example.org. Falls back to the connection's default room; resolve a #alias:server with matrix.resolve_room_alias. | string | No | — | — | !AbCdEf:example.org |
event_id The event to redact, e.g. $abc123:example.org. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
reason Reason recorded on the redaction and visible to the room. | string | No | — | — | — |
txn_id Transaction id that makes this send idempotent — the same id never posts twice. Leave blank for a fresh id on every attempt. | string | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"room_id": "!AbCdEf:example.org"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
event_id The id of the redaction event itself. | string | — |
redacted_event_id The event whose content was removed. | string | — |
room_id The room the redaction was sent to. | string | — |
txn_id The transaction id used for the redaction. | string | — |
{
"event_id": "",
"redacted_event_id": "",
"room_id": "",
"txn_id": ""
}Notes
- The connection's base_url is the homeserver (e.g. https://matrix.example.org), not the account's server name; the two differ whenever .well-known delegation is in use.
- Rooms are addressed by room id (!abc:server). Resolve a #alias:server with matrix.resolve_room_alias first, or set a default room on the connection.
- A redaction removes an event's content, not the event: its id and sender stay in the room's history.
See Redact Event run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Matrix connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.