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+#include <cocoatweet/api/directMessage/new.h>
+#include <cocoatweet/util/util.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace CocoaTweet::API::DirectMessages{
+    New::New(){
+        url_ = "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/direct_messages/events/new.json";
+        contentType_ = "application/json";
+
+        nlohmann::json tmp;
+        tmp["type"] = "message_create";
+        tmp["message_create"] = nlohmann::json::object();
+        tmp["message_create"]["target"] = nlohmann::json::object();
+        tmp["message_create"]["message_data"] = nlohmann::json::object();
+        json_["event"] = tmp;
+    }
+
+
+  void New::recipient(const std::string& _id){
+      json_["event"]["message_create"]["target"]["recipient_id"] = std::stol(_id);
+  }
+
+  void New::message(const std::string& _message){
+      json_["event"]["message_create"]["message_data"]["text"] = _message;
+  }
+
+  void New::process(std::weak_ptr<CocoaTweet::OAuth::OAuth1> _oauth){
+      bodyParam_.insert_or_assign("data", json_.dump());
+      HttpPost::process(_oauth, [](const std::string& _rcv){});
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/cocoatweet/api/directMessage/new.h b/src/cocoatweet/api/directMessage/new.h
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+#ifndef COCOATWEET_API_DIRECTMESSAGE_NEW_H_
+#define COCOATWEET_API_DIRECTMESSAGE_NEW_H_
+
+#include <cocoatweet/api/interface/httpPost.h>
+#include <cocoatweet/api/model/tweet.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <utility>
+#include <memory>
+#include "nlohmann/json.hpp"
+
+namespace CocoaTweet::API::DirectMessages {
+/// @brief class for using statuses/update endpoint
+class New : public CocoaTweet::API::Interface::HttpPost {
+public:
+  New();
+  void recipient(const std::string& _id);
+  void message(const std::string& _message);
+
+
+
+  /// @brief process request for endpoint
+  /// @param[in] std::weak_ptr<CocoaTweet::OAuth::OAuth1> _oauth : pointer to oauth object
+  /// @param[out] CocoaTweet::API::Model::Tweet : request result
+  void process(std::weak_ptr<CocoaTweet::OAuth::OAuth1> _oauth);
+
+private:
+  std::string status_;
+  nlohmann::json json_;
+};
+} // namespace CocoaTweet::API::Statuses
+
+#endif