Create DM conversation
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"conversation_type": "Group",
"message": {
"text": "<string>",
"attachments": [
{
"media_id": "1146654567674912769"
}
]
},
"participant_ids": [
"2244994945"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations"
payload = {
"conversation_type": "Group",
"message": {
"text": "<string>",
"attachments": [{ "media_id": "1146654567674912769" }]
},
"participant_ids": ["2244994945"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
conversation_type: 'Group',
message: {text: '<string>', attachments: [{media_id: '1146654567674912769'}]},
participant_ids: ['2244994945']
})
};
fetch('https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'conversation_type' => 'Group',
'message' => [
'text' => '<string>',
'attachments' => [
[
'media_id' => '1146654567674912769'
]
]
],
'participant_ids' => [
'2244994945'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"dm_conversation_id": "123123123-456456456",
"dm_event_id": "1146654567674912769"
},
"errors": [
{
"title": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"detail": "<string>",
"status": 123
}
]
}{
"code": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}Manage
Create DM conversation
Initiates a new direct message conversation with specified participants.
POST
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2
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dm_conversations
Create DM conversation
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"conversation_type": "Group",
"message": {
"text": "<string>",
"attachments": [
{
"media_id": "1146654567674912769"
}
]
},
"participant_ids": [
"2244994945"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations"
payload = {
"conversation_type": "Group",
"message": {
"text": "<string>",
"attachments": [{ "media_id": "1146654567674912769" }]
},
"participant_ids": ["2244994945"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
conversation_type: 'Group',
message: {text: '<string>', attachments: [{media_id: '1146654567674912769'}]},
participant_ids: ['2244994945']
})
};
fetch('https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'conversation_type' => 'Group',
'message' => [
'text' => '<string>',
'attachments' => [
[
'media_id' => '1146654567674912769'
]
]
],
'participant_ids' => [
'2244994945'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.x.com/2/dm_conversations")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"conversation_type\": \"Group\",\n \"message\": {\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"attachments\": [\n {\n \"media_id\": \"1146654567674912769\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"participant_ids\": [\n \"2244994945\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"dm_conversation_id": "123123123-456456456",
"dm_event_id": "1146654567674912769"
},
"errors": [
{
"title": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"detail": "<string>",
"status": 123
}
]
}{
"code": 123,
"message": "<string>"
}Authorizations
OAuth2UserTokenUserToken
The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.
Scopes
dm.write
Send and manage your Direct Messages.
tweet.read
View all Posts you can see, including those from protected accounts.
users.read
View any account you can see, including protected accounts.
Body
application/json
The conversation type that is being created.
Available options:
Group - Option 1
- Option 2
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Participants for the DM Conversation.
Required array length:
2 - 49 elementsUnique identifier of this User. This is returned as a string in order to avoid complications with languages and tools that cannot handle large integers.
Pattern:
^[0-9]{1,19}$Response
The request has succeeded.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Minimum array length:
1An HTTP Problem Details object, as defined in IETF RFC 7807 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7807).
- Option 1
- Option 2
- Option 3
- Option 4
- Option 5
- Option 6
- Option 7
- Option 8
- Option 9
- Option 10
- Option 11
- Option 12
- Option 13
- Option 14
- Option 15
- Option 16
- Option 17
- Option 18
Show child attributes
Show child attributes