diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1210.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1210.clarification
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index 000000000..6a0248525
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+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1210.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify that the "device_id", "user_id" and "access_token" fields are required in the response body of `POST /_matrix/client/v3/login`.
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diff --git a/data/api/client-server/login.yaml b/data/api/client-server/login.yaml
index d279445d8..4c348fcd9 100644
--- a/data/api/client-server/login.yaml
+++ b/data/api/client-server/login.yaml
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ paths:
                   form as the one returned from .well-known autodiscovery.
                 allOf:
                   - "$ref": "definitions/wellknown/full.yaml"
+            required: ["access_token", "device_id", "user_id"]
         400:
           description: |-
             Part of the request was invalid. For example, the login type may not be recognised.