diff --git a/functions/handlers/users.js b/functions/handlers/users.js
index 01068cf..218d31a 100644
--- a/functions/handlers/users.js
+++ b/functions/handlers/users.js
@@ -518,6 +518,43 @@ exports.getDirectMessages = (req, res) => {
     });
 }
 
+// Sends a DM from the caller to the requested DM document
+exports.sendDirectMessage = (req, res) => {
+  return res.status(200).json({message: "Not implemented yet"})
+}
+
+// Creates a DM between the caller and the user in the request
+exports.createDirectMessage = (req, res) => {
+  return res.status(200).json({message: "Not implemented yet"})
+}
+
+// Checks if the requested user has DMs enable or not
+exports.checkDirectMessagesEnabled = (req, res) => {
+  username = req.body.user;
+  if (username === null || username === undefined) return res.status(400).json({error: "No user was sent in the request. The request should have a 'user' key."});
+
+  db.doc(`/users/${username}`)
+    .get()
+    .then((doc) => {
+      if (doc.exists) {
+        console.log(doc.data())
+        if (doc.data().dmEnabled === true || doc.data().dmEnabled === null || doc.data().dmEnabled === undefined) {
+          // Assume DMs are enabled if they don't have a dmEnabled key
+          return res.status(200).json({enabled: true});
+        } else {
+          return res.status(200).json({enabled: false});
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.log(`${username} is not in the database`);
+        return res.status(400).json({error: `${username} is not in the database`});
+      }
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      console.error(err);
+      return res.status(500).json({error: err});
+    })
+}
+
 exports.getUserHandles = (req, res) => {
   admin
     .firestore()
diff --git a/functions/index.js b/functions/index.js
index eea2c86..ca249d0 100644
--- a/functions/index.js
+++ b/functions/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ app.use(cors());
 const {
   getAuthenticatedUser,
   getDirectMessages,
+  sendDirectMessage,
+  createDirectMessage,
+  checkDirectMessagesEnabled,
   getUserDetails,
   getProfileInfo,
   login,
@@ -36,7 +39,16 @@ app.post("/login", login);
 app.delete("/delete", fbAuth, deleteUser);
 
 // Returns all direct messages that the user is participating in
-app.get("/dm", fbAuth, getDirectMessages);
+app.get("/dms", fbAuth, getDirectMessages);
+
+// Send a message in a DM from one user to another
+app.post("/dms/send", fbAuth, sendDirectMessage);
+
+// Create a new DM between two users
+app.post("/dms/new", fbAuth, createDirectMessage);
+
+// Checks if the user provided has DMs enabled or not
+app.get("/dms/enabled", checkDirectMessagesEnabled);
 
 app.get("/getUser", fbAuth, getUserDetails);
 
@@ -46,6 +58,7 @@ app.get("/getProfileInfo", fbAuth, getProfileInfo);
 // Updates the currently logged in user's profile information
 app.post("/updateProfileInfo", fbAuth, updateProfileInfo);
 
+// Gets all user data for the logged in user
 app.get("/user", fbAuth, getAuthenticatedUser);
 
 // Verifies the user sent to the request