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Events in the Client-Server API appear to be missing fields

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Description

Link to problem area: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.15/client-server-api/#mroomcreate

Issue
The schema describes the content, but all the other fields like event_id, room_id, etc are missing definitions.

We should either verbosely list all the fields all the time, or include a link to somewhere else in the spec that says "this is [an event]".

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Research direction

Start at the m.room.create section of the Client-Server API specification and inspect how the event schema documents content versus fields such as event_id and room_id. Determine whether the specification should list those fields or link to a shared event definition; done means the chosen approach consistently documents the missing fields.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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