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POST
/
2
/
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"
  ]
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "dm_conversation_id": "123123123-456456456",
    "dm_event_id": "1146654567674912769"
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "detail": "<string>",
      "status": 123
    }
  ]
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Body

application/json
​
conversation_type
enum<string>
required

The conversation type that is being created.

Available options:
Group
​
message
object
required
​
participant_ids
string[]
required

Participants for the DM Conversation.

Required array length: 2 - 49 elements

Unique 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.

​
data
object
​
errors
object[]
Minimum array length: 1

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