diff --git a/packages/core/src/structures/channels.ts b/packages/core/src/structures/channels.ts
index a3c24f4..f98dd25 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/structures/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/structures/channels.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { PermissionsOverwrites } from '../utils/util';
 import { urlToBase64 } from '../utils/url-to-base-64';
 
 /** Classes and routes */
-import type {
+import {
 	DiscordChannel,
 	DiscordInvite,
 	DiscordInviteMetadata,
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import type {
 	VideoQualityModes,
 	GetReactions,
 	GetMessagesOptions,
-	ListArchivedThreads } from '@biscuitland/api-types';
+	ListArchivedThreads, 
+    USER_DM} from '@biscuitland/api-types';
 import {
 	CHANNEL,
 	CHANNEL_PINS,
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ export abstract class BaseChannel implements Model {
         return this.type === ChannelTypes.GuildStageVoice;
     }
 
-    async fetch(): Promise<Channel> {
-        const channel = await this.session.rest.get<DiscordChannel>(CHANNEL(this.id));
+    async fetch(channelId?: Snowflake): Promise<Channel> {
+        const channel = await this.session.rest.get<DiscordChannel>(CHANNEL(channelId ?? this.id));
 
         return ChannelFactory.from(this.session, channel);
     }
@@ -684,6 +685,12 @@ export class DMChannel extends BaseChannel implements Model {
 
         return new DMChannel(this.session, channel);
     }
+
+    async open(userId: Snowflake): Promise<DMChannel> {
+        const channel = await this.session.rest.post<DiscordChannel>(USER_DM(), { recipient_id: userId});
+
+        return new DMChannel(this.session, channel);
+    }
 }
 
 export interface DMChannel extends Omit<TextChannel, 'type'>, Omit<BaseChannel, 'type'> {}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/structures/guilds.ts b/packages/core/src/structures/guilds.ts
index 1a87a56..a29ae68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/structures/guilds.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/structures/guilds.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import {
 	CHANNEL,
 	GUILD_CHANNELS,
 } from '@biscuitland/api-types';
-import { ChannelFactory, GuildChannel, ReturnThreadsArchive, ThreadChannel, Channel } from './channels';
+import { ChannelFactory, GuildChannel, ReturnThreadsArchive, ThreadChannel, ChannelInGuild } from './channels';
 import { Member, ThreadMember } from './members';
 import { Role } from './role';
 import { GuildEmoji } from './emojis';
@@ -1216,16 +1216,16 @@ export class Guild extends BaseGuild implements Model {
 		return new GuildPreview(this.session, preview);
 	}
 
-	async fetchChannel(channelID: string): Promise<Channel> {
-		const channel = await this.session.rest.get<DiscordChannel>(CHANNEL(channelID));
+	async fetchChannel(channelId: string): Promise<ChannelInGuild> {
+		const channel = await this.session.rest.get<DiscordChannel>(CHANNEL(channelId));
 
-		return ChannelFactory.from(this.session, channel);
+		return ChannelFactory.fromGuildChannel(this.session, channel);
 	}
 
-	async fetchChannels(): Promise<Channel[]> {
+	async fetchChannels(): Promise<ChannelInGuild[]> {
 		const channels = await this.session.rest.get<DiscordChannel[]>(GUILD_CHANNELS(this.id));
 
-		return channels.map(channel => ChannelFactory.from(this.session, channel));
+		return channels.map(channel => ChannelFactory.fromGuildChannel(this.session, channel));
 	}
 
     /** fetches a member */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/structures/user.ts b/packages/core/src/structures/user.ts
index 84b4c69..76bc5ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/structures/user.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/structures/user.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { DiscordUser, PremiumTypes, UserFlags } from '@biscuitland/api-type
 import type { ImageFormat, ImageSize } from '../utils/util';
 import { USER, USER_AVATAR, USER_DEFAULT_AVATAR } from '@biscuitland/api-types';
 import { Util } from '../utils/util';
+import { DMChannel } from './channels';
 
 export type AvatarOptions = {
 	format?: ImageFormat;
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ export class User implements Model {
 		return Util.formatImageURL(url, options.size ?? 128, options.format);
 	}
 
+	openDM(): Promise<DMChannel> {
+		return DMChannel.prototype.open.call({ session: this.session }, this.id);
+	}
+
 	toString(): string {
 		return `<@${this.id}>`;
 	}