Create DM message by conversation ID

Sends a new direct message to a specific conversation by its ID.

POST /2/dm_conversations/{dm_conversation_id}/messages

Create DM message by conversation ID

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations/{dm_conversation_id}/messages \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "text": "<string>",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "media_id": "1146654567674912769"
    }
  ]
}
'

201

{
  "data": {
    "dm_conversation_id": "123123123-456456456",
    "dm_event_id": "1146654567674912769"
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "detail": "<string>",
      "status": 123
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

OAuth2UserTokenUserToken

Authorization · string · header · required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

dm_conversation_id · string · required

The DM Conversation ID.

Body

application/json

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text · string · required

Text of the message.

Minimum string length: 1

attachments · object[]

Attachments to a DM Event.

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Response

201

application/json

The request has succeeded.

data · object

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errors · object[]

Minimum array length: 1

An HTTP Problem Details object, as defined in IETF RFC 7807 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7807).

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