diff --git a/src/flybycord/channel.gleam b/src/flybycord/channel.gleam
index 504df3b..0f48885 100644
--- a/src/flybycord/channel.gleam
+++ b/src/flybycord/channel.gleam
@@ -147,21 +147,3 @@ pub fn get(client: Client, id channel_id: String) {
   |> json.parse(using: decoder())
   |> result.map_error(error.DecodeError)
 }
-
-pub fn create_dm(
-  client: Client,
-  to recipient_id: String,
-) -> Result(Channel, error.FlybycordError) {
-  let json = json.object([#("recipient_id", json.string(recipient_id))])
-
-  use response <- result.try(
-    client
-    |> rest.new_request(http.Post, "/users/@me/channels")
-    |> request.set_body(json |> json.to_string)
-    |> rest.execute,
-  )
-
-  response.body
-  |> json.parse(using: decoder())
-  |> result.map_error(error.DecodeError)
-}
diff --git a/src/flybycord/channel/user/dm.gleam b/src/flybycord/channel/user/dm.gleam
index 8c3e4f4..8290f19 100644
--- a/src/flybycord/channel/user/dm.gleam
+++ b/src/flybycord/channel/user/dm.gleam
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+import flybycord/client.{type Client}
+import flybycord/error
+import flybycord/internal/rest
 import flybycord/permission.{type Permission}
 import flybycord/user.{type User}
 import gleam/dynamic/decode
+import gleam/http
+import gleam/http/request
+import gleam/json
 import gleam/option.{type Option, None}
+import gleam/result
 
 // TYPES -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -36,3 +43,23 @@ pub fn channel_decoder() {
     current_user_permissions:,
   ))
 }
+
+// PUBLIC API FUNCTIONS --------------------------------------------------------
+
+pub fn create(
+  client: Client,
+  to recipient_id: String,
+) -> Result(Channel, error.FlybycordError) {
+  let json = json.object([#("recipient_id", json.string(recipient_id))])
+
+  use response <- result.try(
+    client
+    |> rest.new_request(http.Post, "/users/@me/channels")
+    |> request.set_body(json |> json.to_string)
+    |> rest.execute,
+  )
+
+  response.body
+  |> json.parse(using: channel_decoder())
+  |> result.map_error(error.DecodeError)
+}