diff --git a/changelog.d/11861.doc b/changelog.d/11861.doc
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Consolidate the `access_token` information at the top of each relevant page in the Admin API documentation.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
index b74b5d0c1a966ea3a24b19abc80ef79036a302c0..d878bf7451e3ee277dc094cec2e4d025bf98e69b 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ This API allows a server administrator to manage the validity of an account. To
 use it, you must enable the account validity feature (under
 `account_validity`) in Synapse's configuration.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Renew account
 
 This API extends the validity of an account by as much time as configured in the
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
index 2e0a1d24741fc64a7d74c0a1c033ebe934454a61..73a96842ac72ca87b68f3ccddb52d9f8160eb185 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ This API lets a server admin delete a local group. Doing so will kick all
 users out of the group so that their clients will correctly handle the group
 being deleted.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/delete_group/<group_id>
 ```
-
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
index f523774ba8e314a1ea0155bce7a25043c03ff57b..be6f0961bfcb693b8cf090e7fd4e758d95cf26dc 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 This API returns information about reported events.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The api is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/event_reports?from=0&limit=10
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
@@ -94,8 +95,6 @@ The api is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/event_reports/<report_id>
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
index 2c44e1f758d8deaf36145929376cdd6aa6eebe33..a8cdf1972726c56fc44b30a463e36641c655ddc0 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 These APIs allow extracting media information from the homeserver.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## List all media in a room
 
 This API gets a list of known media in a room.
@@ -11,8 +14,6 @@ The API is:
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/room/<room_id>/media
 ```
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 The API returns a JSON body like the following:
 ```json
@@ -300,8 +301,5 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 
 * `deleted`: integer - The number of media items successfully deleted
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 If the user re-requests purged remote media, synapse will re-request the media
 from the originating server.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
index 277e28d9cbcbae48eb07ebff693cb02ac32d374e..2527e2758ba3db06a7aad30d0fe81aa4eafe6d89 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ paginate further back in the room from the point being purged from.
 Note that Synapse requires at least one message in each room, so it will never
 delete the last message in a room.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history/<room_id>[/<event_id>]
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 By default, events sent by local users are not deleted, as they may represent
 the only copies of this content in existence. (Events sent by remote users are
 deleted.)
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ It is possible to poll for updates on recent purges with a second API;
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history_status/<purge_id>
 ```
 
-Again, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin.
-
 This API returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
index 548b790a5c0c32f0078246410e897ee9897f72a7..310d6ae628fa310d0fa40b87c00e7444c451eb5e 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ to a room with a given `room_id_or_alias`. You can only modify the membership of
 local users. The server administrator must be in the room and have permission to
 invite users.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Parameters
 
 The following parameters are available:
@@ -23,9 +26,6 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/join/<room_id_or_alias>
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 Response:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
index daf2522f6ab92361387531885d5c28e99385ac47..d4873f94905f6f8c2fa5d7ab800a0278fe69ed2a 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ The List Room admin API allows server admins to get a list of rooms on their
 server. There are various parameters available that allow for filtering and
 sorting the returned list. This API supports pagination.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 **Parameters**
 
 The following query parameters are available:
@@ -478,9 +481,6 @@ several minutes or longer.
 The local server will only have the power to move local user and room aliases to
 the new room. Users on other servers will be unaffected.
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
-server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 ## Version 1 (old version)
 
 This version works synchronously. That means you only get the response once the server has
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/statistics.md b/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
index 1901f1eea025d2ae404d5813949f244fff47519d..a26c76f9f317afea89cc195172963f98b3fc9b51 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/statistics.md
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 Returns information about all local media usage of users. Gives the
 possibility to filter them by time and user.
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 The API is:
 
 ```
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/statistics/users/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
-for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
index fdc1f2d1cfd1e2b33383b4e3eeb73cfde7bdd5d7..4f5f377b380890f4d4973f3bd7e0fa4b135db874 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # User Admin API
 
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token`
+for a server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
+
 ## Query User Account
 
 This API returns information about a specific user account.
@@ -10,9 +13,6 @@ The api is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```jsonc
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 Returns HTTP status code:
 - `201` - When a new user object was created.
 - `200` - When a user was modified.
@@ -156,9 +153,6 @@ By default, the response is ordered by ascending user ID.
 GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -278,9 +272,6 @@ GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/whois/<userId>
 See also: [Client Server
 API Whois](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#get-matrix-client-r0-admin-whois-userid).
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
 ```json
@@ -335,9 +326,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 The erase parameter is optional and defaults to `false`.
 An empty body may be passed for backwards compatibility.
 
@@ -394,9 +382,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 The parameter `new_password` is required.
 The parameter `logout_devices` is optional and defaults to `true`.
 
@@ -409,9 +394,6 @@ The api is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/admin
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -439,10 +421,6 @@ with a body of:
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
-
 ## List room memberships of a user
 
 Gets a list of all `room_id` that a specific `user_id` is member.
@@ -453,9 +431,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/joined_rooms
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -574,9 +549,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -691,9 +663,6 @@ The API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/media
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -766,9 +735,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -834,9 +800,6 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/delete_devices
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -858,9 +821,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -906,9 +866,6 @@ PUT /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
 }
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -935,9 +892,6 @@ DELETE /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>/devices/<device_id>
 {}
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -956,9 +910,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/pushers
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1053,9 +1004,6 @@ To un-shadow-ban a user the API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/shadow_ban
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned in both cases.
 
 **Parameters**
@@ -1078,9 +1026,6 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1120,9 +1065,6 @@ The API is:
 POST /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
 ```json
@@ -1165,9 +1107,6 @@ The API is:
 DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/override_ratelimit
 ```
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
-
 An empty JSON dict is returned.
 
 ```json
@@ -1196,7 +1135,5 @@ The API is:
 GET /_synapse/admin/v1/username_available?username=$localpart
 ```
 
-The request and response format is the same as the [/_matrix/client/r0/register/available](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#get-matrix-client-r0-register-available) API.
-
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
-server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
+The request and response format is the same as the
+[/_matrix/client/r0/register/available](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#get-matrix-client-r0-register-available) API.