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X Direct Messages API

Endpoints related to retrieving, managing Direct Messages — 9 operation(s) in the X-published contract.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

POST /2/dm_conversations Create DM conversation #
GET /2/dm_conversations/media/{dm_id}/{media_id}/{resource_id} Download DM Media #
GET /2/dm_conversations/with/{participant_id}/dm_events Get Direct Messages Events by Participant ID #
POST /2/dm_conversations/with/{participant_id}/messages Create DM message by participant ID #
POST /2/dm_conversations/{dm_conversation_id}/messages Create Direct Messages by Conversation ID #
GET /2/dm_conversations/{id}/dm_events Get Direct Messages Events by Conversation ID #
GET /2/dm_events Get Direct Messages Events #
DELETE /2/dm_events/{event_id} Delete DM event #
GET /2/dm_events/{event_id} Get Direct Messages Events by ID #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.x.com/x-api/direct-messages/introduction

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/x/refs/heads/main/openapi/x-direct-messages-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

x-direct-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: X API v2 core endpoints
  version: '2.168'
  title: X API v2 Direct Messages API
  termsOfService: https://developer.x.com/en/developer-terms/agreement-and-policy.html
  contact:
    name: X Developers
    url: https://developer.x.com/
  license:
    name: X Developer Agreement and Policy
    url: https://developer.x.com/en/developer-terms/agreement-and-policy.html
servers:
- description: X API
  url: https://api.x.com
tags:


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