diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/conversations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/conversations_controller.rb
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+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/conversations_controller.rb
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+module Api
+  module V0
+    class ConversationsController < Api::V0::BaseController
+      include ConversationsHelper
+
+      before_action only: %i(create index show) do
+        require_access_token %w(read)
+      end
+
+      before_action only: %i(create destroy) do
+        require_access_token %w(read write)
+      end
+
+      rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound do
+        render json: {error: I18n.t("conversations.not_found")}, status: 404
+      end
+
+      def index
+        conversations = conversation_service.all_for_user
+        render json: conversations.map {|x| conversation_as_json(x) }
+      end
+
+      def show
+        conversation = conversation_service.find!(params[:id])
+        render json: {
+          conversation: conversation_as_json(conversation)
+        }
+      end
+
+      def create
+        conversation = conversation_service.build(
+          params[:subject],
+          params[:text],
+          params[:recipients]
+        )
+        conversation.save!
+        Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher.defer_dispatch(
+          current_user,
+          conversation
+        )
+
+        render json: {
+          conversation: conversation_as_json(conversation)
+        }, status: 201
+      end
+
+      def destroy
+        conversation_service.destroy!(params[:id])
+        head :no_content
+      end
+
+      def conversation_service
+        ConversationService.new(current_user)
+      end
+
+      def conversation_as_json(conversation)
+        ConversationPresenter.new(conversation).as_json
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/integration/api/conversations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/integration/api/conversations_controller_spec.rb
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+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Api::V0::ConversationsController do
+  let(:auth) { FactoryGirl.create(:auth_with_read_and_write) }
+  let!(:access_token) { auth.create_access_token.to_s }
+
+  before do
+    auth.user.share_with bob.person, auth.user.aspects[0]
+    auth.user.share_with alice.person, auth.user.aspects[0]
+    alice.share_with auth.user.person, alice.aspects[0]
+
+    @conversation = {
+      author_id:    auth.user.id,
+      subject:      "new conversation",
+      text:         "first message",
+      messages:     [{
+        author: auth.user,
+        text:   "first message"
+      }],
+      recipients:   [alice.person.id],
+      access_token: access_token
+    }
+  end
+
+  describe "#create" do
+    context "with valid data" do
+      it "creates the conversation" do
+        post api_v0_conversations_path, @conversation
+        response_body = JSON.parse(response.body)["conversation"]
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq 201
+        expect(response_body["messages"][0]["id"]).to_not be_nil
+        expect(response_body["id"]).to_not be_nil
+        expect(response_body["participants"].length).to eq 2
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "without valid data" do
+      it "fails at creating the conversation" do
+        post api_v0_conversations_path, access_token: access_token
+        expect(response.status).to eq 400
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#index" do
+    before do
+      post api_v0_conversations_path, @conversation
+      post api_v0_conversations_path, @conversation
+    end
+
+    it "returns all the user conversations" do
+      get api_v0_conversations_path, access_token: access_token
+      expect(response.status).to eq 200
+      expect(JSON.parse(response.body).length).to eq 2
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#show" do
+    context "valid conversation ID" do
+      before do
+        post api_v0_conversations_path, @conversation
+      end
+
+      it "returns the corresponding conversation" do
+        conversation_id = JSON.parse(response.body)["conversation"]["id"]
+        get(
+          api_v0_conversation_path(conversation_id),
+          access_token: access_token
+        )
+        expect(response.status).to eq 200
+        result_id = JSON.parse(response.body)["conversation"]["id"]
+        expect(result_id).to eq conversation_id
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "non existing conversation ID" do
+      it "returns a not found error (404)" do
+        get(
+          api_v0_conversation_path(42),
+          access_token: access_token
+        )
+        expect(response.status).to eq 404
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#delete" do
+    context "valid conversation ID" do
+      before do
+        post api_v0_conversations_path, @conversation
+      end
+
+      it "deletes the conversation" do
+        conversation_id = JSON.parse(response.body)["conversation"]["id"]
+        delete(
+          api_v0_conversation_path(conversation_id),
+          access_token: access_token
+        )
+        expect(response.status).to eq 204
+        get(
+          api_v0_conversation_path(conversation_id),
+          access_token: access_token
+        )
+        expect(response.status).to eq 404
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "non existing conversation ID" do
+      it "returns a not found error (404)" do
+        delete(
+          api_v0_conversation_path(42),
+          access_token: access_token
+        )
+        expect(response.status).to eq 404
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end