POST /2/dm_conversations/with/:participant_id/messages

Creates a one-to-one Direct Message and adds it to the one-to-one conversation. This method either creates a new one-to-one conversation or retrieves the current conversation and adds the Direct Message to it.

Endpoint URL

https://api.twitter.com/2/dm_conversations/with/:participant_id/messages

Authentication and rate limits

Authentication methods supported by this endpoint	OAuth 1.0a is also available for this endpoint. OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE OAuth 2.0 App-only
Rate limit	User rate limit (User context): 200 requests per 15-minute window per each authenticated user App rate limit (Application-only): 15000 requests per 24-hour window shared among all users of your app

Authentication methods
supported by this endpoint

OAuth 1.0a is also available for this endpoint.

OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE

OAuth 2.0 App-only

Rate limit

User rate limit (User context): 200 requests per 15-minute window per each authenticated user

App rate limit (Application-only): 15000 requests per 24-hour window shared among all users of your app

OAuth 2.0 scopes required by this endpoint

dm.write

dm.read

tweet.read

users.read

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Path parameters

Name	Type	Description
`participant_id` Required	string	The User ID of the account this one-to-one Direct Message is to be sent to.

JSON body parameters

Name	Type	Description
`attachments` Optional	array	A single Media ID being attached to the Direct Message. This field is required if `text` is not present. For this launch, only 1 attachment is supported. Example: `{"text": "Sending a DM with media!", "attachments": [{"media_id": "1455952740635586573"}]`
`text` Optional	string	Text of the Direct Message being created. This field is required if `attachments` is not present. Text messages support up to 10,000 characters. Example: `{"text": "Hello just you"}`

Example code with offical SDKs

      curl -X POST "https://api.twitter.com/2/dm_conversations/with/:participant_id/messages" -d '{"text": "This is a one-to-one Direct Message with an attachment","attachments": [{"media_id": "1455952740635586573"}]}' -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"

Example responses

      {
  "dm_conversation_id": "1346889436626259968",
  "dm_event_id": "128341038123"
}

Response fields

Name	Type	Description
`dm_conversation_id`	string	Contains the `id` of the Direct Message conversation the Direct Message was added to.
`dm_event_id`	string	Contains the `id` of the event created by this request.