---
title: "Create DM"
method: POST
path: "/v2/members/{member_id}/messages"
---

# Create DM

`POST /v2/members/{member_id}/messages`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.campsite.com`
- URL: `https://api.campsite.com/v2/members/{member_id}/messages`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/campsite/apis/campsite-api/docs/v2/members/:member_id/messages/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a new chat message in a direct message thread with a user.

## Path parameters

- `member_id` string, required

## Request body

- V2MemberMessagesPostRequest
  - `content_markdown` string, required
  - `parent_id` string

## Response `201`

- V2Message
  - `id` string, required
  - `content` string, required
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `updated_at` string, required
  - `parent_id` string, nullable, required
  - `thread_id` string, required
  - `author` V2Author, required
    - `avatar_urls` AvatarUrls, required
      - `xs` string, required
      - `sm` string, required
      - `base` string, required
      - `lg` string, required
      - `xl` string, required
      - `xxl` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'app' | 'member', required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/campsite/apis/campsite-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/campsite/apis/campsite-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/campsite/apis/campsite-api/revisions/ad82ba3e1c17?raw)