diff --git a/http_client/src/vonage_http_client/http_client.py b/http_client/src/vonage_http_client/http_client.py
index 1f781d3c..c8df1430 100644
--- a/http_client/src/vonage_http_client/http_client.py
+++ b/http_client/src/vonage_http_client/http_client.py
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ def _parse_response(self, response: Response) -> Union[dict, None]:
         )
         self._last_response = response
         if 200 <= response.status_code < 300:
-            if response.status_code == 204:
-                return None
             try:
                 return response.json()
             except JSONDecodeError:
diff --git a/messages/README.md b/messages/README.md
index 5c3d16ab..e25c0985 100644
--- a/messages/README.md
+++ b/messages/README.md
@@ -6,5 +6,72 @@ This package contains the code to use [Vonage's Messages API](https://developer.
 
 It is recommended to use this as part of the main `vonage` package. The examples below assume you've created an instance of the `vonage.Vonage` class called `vonage_client`.
 
+### How to Construct a Message
+
+In order to send a message, you must construct a message object of the correct type. These are all found under `vonage_messages.models`.
+
+```python
+from vonage_messages.models import Sms
+
+message = Sms(
+    from_='Vonage APIs',
+    to='1234567890',
+    text='This is a test message sent from the Vonage Python SDK',
+)
+```
+
+This message can now be sent with
+
+```python
+vonage_client.messages.send(message)
+```
+
+All possible message types from every message channel have their own message model. They are named following this rule: {Channel}{MessageType}, e.g. `Sms`, `MmsImage`, `MessengerAudio`, `WhatsappSticker`, `ViberVideo`, etc.
+
+The different message models are listed at the bottom of the page.
+
+Some message types have submodels with additional fields. In this case, import the submodels as well and use them to construct the overall options.
+
+e.g.
+
+```python
+from vonage_messages import MessengerImage, MessengerOptions, MessengerResource
+
+messenger = MessengerImage(
+    to='1234567890',
+    from_='1234567890',
+    image=MessengerResource(url='https://example.com/image.jpg'),
+    messenger=MessengerOptions(category='message_tag', tag='invalid_tag'),
+)
+```
+
 ### Send a message
 
+To send a message, access the `Messages.send` method via the main Vonage object, passing in an instance of a subclass of `BaseMessage` like this:
+
+```python
+from vonage import Auth, Vonage
+from vonage_messages.models import Sms
+
+vonage_client = Vonage(Auth(application_id='my-application-id', private_key='my-private-key'))
+
+message = Sms(
+    from_='Vonage APIs',
+    to='1234567890',
+    text='This is a test message sent from the Vonage Python SDK',
+)
+
+vonage_client.messages.send(message)
+```
+
+## Message Models
+
+To send a message, instantiate a message model of the correct type as described above. This is a list of message models that can be used:
+
+```
+Sms
+MmsImage, MmsVcard, MmsAudio, MmsVideo
+WhatsappText, WhatsappImage, WhatsappAudio, WhatsappVideo, WhatsappFile, WhatsappTemplate, WhatsappSticker, WhatsappCustom
+MessengerText, MessengerImage, MessengerAudio, MessengerVideo, MessengerFile
+ViberText, ViberImage, ViberVideo, ViberFile
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/__init__.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/__init__.py
index e1aa8216..11000717 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/__init__.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 from . import models
-from .enums import ChannelType, EncodingType, MessageType, WebhookVersion
 from .messages import Messages
+from .responses import SendMessageResponse
 
-__all__ = [
-    'models',
-    'Messages',
-    'ChannelType',
-    'MessageType',
-    'WebhookVersion',
-    'EncodingType',
-]
+__all__ = ['models', 'Messages', 'SendMessageResponse']
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/messages.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/messages.py
index 98ce25c0..e1d32d35 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/messages.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/messages.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from vonage_http_client.http_client import HttpClient
 
 from .models import BaseMessage
-from .responses import MessageUuid
+from .responses import SendMessageResponse
 
 
 class Messages:
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@ def __init__(self, http_client: HttpClient) -> None:
         self._http_client = http_client
 
     @validate_call
-    def send(self, message: BaseMessage) -> MessageUuid:
+    def send(self, message: BaseMessage) -> SendMessageResponse:
         """Send a message using Vonage's Messages API.
 
         Args:
-            message (BaseMessage): The message to be sent.
+            message (BaseMessage): The message to be sent as a Pydantic model.
+                Use the provided models (in `vonage_messages.models`) to create messages and pass them in to this method.
 
         Returns:
-            MessageUuid: The unique identifier of the sent message.
+            SendMessageResponse: Response model containing the unique identifier of the sent message.
+                Access the identifier with the `message_uuid` attribute.
         """
         response = self._http_client.post(
             self._http_client.api_host,
             '/v1/messages',
-            message.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_none=True),
+            message.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_none=True) or message,
         )
-
-        return MessageUuid(**response)
+        return SendMessageResponse(**response)
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/__init__.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/__init__.py
index 75a192be..92b5b84c 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/__init__.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, EncodingType, MessageType, WebhookVersion
 from .messenger import (
     MessengerAudio,
     MessengerFile,
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@
 
 __all__ = [
     'BaseMessage',
+    'ChannelType',
+    'EncodingType',
+    'MessageType',
     'MessengerAudio',
     'MessengerFile',
     'MessengerImage',
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@
     'ViberVideo',
     'ViberVideoOptions',
     'ViberVideoResource',
+    'WebhookVersion',
     'WhatsappAudio',
     'WhatsappAudioResource',
     'WhatsappContext',
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/base_message.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/base_message.py
index 8c33e7f9..ba59d0a0 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/base_message.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/base_message.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from vonage_utils.types.phone_number import PhoneNumber
 
-from ..enums import WebhookVersion
+from .enums import WebhookVersion
 
 
 class BaseMessage(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/enums.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/enums.py
similarity index 100%
rename from messages/src/vonage_messages/enums.py
rename to messages/src/vonage_messages/models/enums.py
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/messenger.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/messenger.py
index 465d1d3d..abb5bc9d 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/messenger.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/messenger.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
 
-from ..enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 
 
 class MessengerResource(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/mms.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/mms.py
index b72c5ac8..dc252c42 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/mms.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/mms.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from vonage_utils.types.phone_number import PhoneNumber
 
-from ..enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 
 
 class MmsResource(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/sms.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/sms.py
index 01bc453a..56e89901 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/sms.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/sms.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from vonage_utils.types.phone_number import PhoneNumber
 
-from ..enums import ChannelType, EncodingType, MessageType
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, EncodingType, MessageType
 
 
 class SmsOptions(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/viber.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/viber.py
index 49239bc5..b135f614 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/viber.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/viber.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
 
-from ..enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 
 
 class ViberAction(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/whatsapp.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/whatsapp.py
index b94dd75d..01c12fe5 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/whatsapp.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/models/whatsapp.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 from vonage_utils.types.phone_number import PhoneNumber
 
-from ..enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 from .base_message import BaseMessage
+from .enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 
 
 class WhatsappContext(BaseModel):
diff --git a/messages/src/vonage_messages/responses.py b/messages/src/vonage_messages/responses.py
index 06a3eace..59a84b50 100644
--- a/messages/src/vonage_messages/responses.py
+++ b/messages/src/vonage_messages/responses.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
-class MessageUuid(BaseModel):
-    """Response from Vonage's Messages API."""
+class SendMessageResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response from Vonage's Messages API.
+
+    Attributes:
+        message_uuid (str): The UUID of the sent message.
+    """
 
     message_uuid: str
diff --git a/messages/tests/_test_verify_v2.py b/messages/tests/_test_verify_v2.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6e72a98..00000000
--- a/messages/tests/_test_verify_v2.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-from os.path import abspath
-
-import responses
-from pytest import raises
-from vonage_http_client.errors import HttpRequestError
-from vonage_http_client.http_client import HttpClient
-from vonage_verify_v2.requests import *
-from vonage_verify_v2.verify_v2 import VerifyV2
-
-from testutils import build_response, get_mock_jwt_auth
-
-path = abspath(__file__)
-
-
-verify = VerifyV2(HttpClient(get_mock_jwt_auth()))
-
-
-@responses.activate
-def test_make_verify_request():
-    build_response(
-        path, 'POST', 'https://api.nexmo.com/v2/verify', 'verify_request.json', 202
-    )
-    silent_auth_channel = SilentAuthChannel(
-        channel=ChannelType.SILENT_AUTH, to='1234567890'
-    )
-    sms_channel = SmsChannel(channel=ChannelType.SMS, to='1234567890', from_='Vonage')
-    params = {
-        'brand': 'Vonage',
-        'workflow': [silent_auth_channel, sms_channel],
-    }
-    request = VerifyRequest(**params)
-
-    response = verify.start_verification(request)
-    assert response.request_id == '2c59e3f4-a047-499f-a14f-819cd1989d2e'
-    assert (
-        response.check_url
-        == 'https://api-eu-3.vonage.com/v2/verify/cfbc9a3b-27a2-40d4-a4e0-0c59b3b41901/silent-auth/redirect'
-    )
-    assert verify._http_client.last_response.status_code == 202
-
-
-@responses.activate
-def test_verify_request_concurrent_verifications_error():
-    build_response(
-        path,
-        'POST',
-        'https://api.nexmo.com/v2/verify',
-        'verify_request_error.json',
-        409,
-    )
-    sms_channel = SmsChannel(channel=ChannelType.SMS, to='1234567890', from_='Vonage')
-    params = {
-        'brand': 'Vonage',
-        'workflow': [sms_channel],
-    }
-    request = VerifyRequest(**params)
-
-    with raises(HttpRequestError) as e:
-        verify.start_verification(request)
-
-    assert e.value.response.status_code == 409
-    assert e.value.response.json()['title'] == 'Conflict'
-    assert (
-        e.value.response.json()['detail']
-        == 'Concurrent verifications to the same number are not allowed'
-    )
diff --git a/messages/tests/data/invalid_error.json b/messages/tests/data/invalid_error.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a59ca83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/tests/data/invalid_error.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "type": "https://developer.vonage.com/api-errors/messages#1150",
+    "title": "Invalid params",
+    "detail": "The value of one or more parameters is invalid.",
+    "instance": "bf0ca0bf927b3b52e3cb03217e1a1ddf",
+    "invalid_parameters": [
+        {
+            "name": "messenger.tag",
+            "reason": "invalid value"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages/tests/data/low_balance_error.json b/messages/tests/data/low_balance_error.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb1fbde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/tests/data/low_balance_error.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "https://developer.nexmo.com/api-errors/#low-balance",
+    "title": "Low balance",
+    "detail": "This request could not be performed due to your account balance being low.",
+    "instance": "bf0ca0bf927b3b52e3cb03217e1a1ddf"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages/tests/data/send_message.json b/messages/tests/data/send_message.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b584d2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/tests/data/send_message.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "message_uuid": "d8f86df1-dec6-442f-870a-2241be27d721"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_messages.py b/messages/tests/test_messages.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a57ca024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/tests/test_messages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from os.path import abspath
+
+import responses
+from pytest import raises
+from vonage_http_client.errors import HttpRequestError
+from vonage_http_client.http_client import HttpClient
+from vonage_messages.messages import Messages
+from vonage_messages.models import Sms
+from vonage_messages.models.messenger import (
+    MessengerImage,
+    MessengerOptions,
+    MessengerResource,
+)
+from vonage_messages.responses import SendMessageResponse
+
+from testutils import build_response, get_mock_jwt_auth
+
+path = abspath(__file__)
+
+
+messages = Messages(HttpClient(get_mock_jwt_auth()))
+
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_send_message():
+    build_response(
+        path, 'POST', 'https://api.nexmo.com/v1/messages', 'send_message.json', 202
+    )
+    sms = Sms(
+        from_='Vonage APIs',
+        to='1234567890',
+        text='Hello, World!',
+    )
+    response = messages.send(sms)
+    assert type(response) == SendMessageResponse
+    assert response.message_uuid == 'd8f86df1-dec6-442f-870a-2241be27d721'
+
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_send_message_low_balance_error():
+    build_response(
+        path,
+        'POST',
+        'https://api.nexmo.com/v1/messages',
+        'low_balance_error.json',
+        402,
+    )
+
+    with raises(HttpRequestError) as e:
+        messages.send(Sms(from_='Vonage APIs', to='1234567890', text='Hello, World!'))
+
+    assert e.value.response.status_code == 402
+    assert e.value.response.json()['title'] == 'Low balance'
+
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_send_message_invalid_error():
+    build_response(
+        path,
+        'POST',
+        'https://api.nexmo.com/v1/messages',
+        'invalid_error.json',
+        422,
+    )
+
+    messenger = MessengerImage(
+        to='1234567890',
+        from_='1234567890',
+        image=MessengerResource(url='https://example.com/image.jpg'),
+        messenger=MessengerOptions(category='message_tag', tag='invalid_tag'),
+    )
+
+    with raises(HttpRequestError) as e:
+        messages.send(messenger)
+
+    assert e.value.response.status_code == 422
+    assert e.value.response.json()['title'] == 'Invalid params'
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_messenger_models.py b/messages/tests/test_messenger_models.py
index e3dc141d..f34ef099 100644
--- a/messages/tests/test_messenger_models.py
+++ b/messages/tests/test_messenger_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from pytest import raises
-from vonage_messages.enums import WebhookVersion
 from vonage_messages.models import (
     MessengerAudio,
     MessengerFile,
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
     MessengerText,
     MessengerVideo,
 )
+from vonage_messages.models.enums import WebhookVersion
 
 
 def test_messenger_options_validator():
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_mms_models.py b/messages/tests/test_mms_models.py
index 4bf75979..c74d6994 100644
--- a/messages/tests/test_mms_models.py
+++ b/messages/tests/test_mms_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from vonage_messages.enums import WebhookVersion
 from vonage_messages.models import MmsAudio, MmsImage, MmsResource, MmsVcard, MmsVideo
+from vonage_messages.models.enums import WebhookVersion
 
 
 def test_create_mms_image():
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_sms_models.py b/messages/tests/test_sms_models.py
index ce5012fe..49b19771 100644
--- a/messages/tests/test_sms_models.py
+++ b/messages/tests/test_sms_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from vonage_messages.enums import EncodingType, WebhookVersion
 from vonage_messages.models import Sms, SmsOptions
+from vonage_messages.models.enums import EncodingType, WebhookVersion
 
 
 def test_create_sms():
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_viber_models.py b/messages/tests/test_viber_models.py
index f2fa7476..21373261 100644
--- a/messages/tests/test_viber_models.py
+++ b/messages/tests/test_viber_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from pytest import raises
-from vonage_messages.enums import WebhookVersion
 from vonage_messages.models import (
     ViberAction,
     ViberFile,
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
     ViberVideoOptions,
     ViberVideoResource,
 )
+from vonage_messages.models.enums import WebhookVersion
 
 
 def test_viber_video_options_validator():
diff --git a/messages/tests/test_whatsapp_models.py b/messages/tests/test_whatsapp_models.py
index 6a47c5c5..6967d9dc 100644
--- a/messages/tests/test_whatsapp_models.py
+++ b/messages/tests/test_whatsapp_models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-from vonage_messages.enums import WebhookVersion
 from vonage_messages.models import (
     WhatsappAudio,
     WhatsappAudioResource,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
     WhatsappVideo,
     WhatsappVideoResource,
 )
+from vonage_messages.models.enums import WebhookVersion
 
 
 def test_whatsapp_text():
diff --git a/users/src/vonage_users/common.py b/users/src/vonage_users/common.py
index 763a7b9b..a7b8dfd7 100644
--- a/users/src/vonage_users/common.py
+++ b/users/src/vonage_users/common.py
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ class User(BaseModel):
     id: Optional[str] = None
 
     @model_validator(mode='after')
-    @classmethod
-    def get_link(cls, data):
-        if data.links is not None:
-            data.link = data.links.self.href
-        return data
+    def get_link(self):
+        if self.links is not None:
+            self.link = self.links.self.href
+        return self
diff --git a/vonage/CHANGES.md b/vonage/CHANGES.md
index ddbf1d44..eef1c130 100644
--- a/vonage/CHANGES.md
+++ b/vonage/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 3.99.0a6
+- Add support for the [Vonage Messages API](https://developer.vonage.com/en/messages/overview).
+
 # 3.99.0a5
 - Add support for the [Vonage Verify V2 API](https://developer.vonage.com/en/verify/overview).
 - Expose error classes at the top level of the `vonage-http-client` package.
diff --git a/vonage/pyproject.toml b/vonage/pyproject.toml
index f024e28a..06f1059b 100644
--- a/vonage/pyproject.toml
+++ b/vonage/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
   "vonage-utils>=1.0.1",
   "vonage-http-client>=1.2.1",
+  "vonage-messages>=1.0.0",
   "vonage-number-insight-v2>=0.1.0",
   "vonage-sms>=1.0.2",
   "vonage-users>=1.0.1",
   "vonage-verify>=1.0.1",
   "vonage-verify-v2>=1.0.0",
-  "vonage-messages>=1.0.0",
 ]
 classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python",
diff --git a/vonage/src/vonage/_version.py b/vonage/src/vonage/_version.py
index 29defcc4..e04178b8 100644
--- a/vonage/src/vonage/_version.py
+++ b/vonage/src/vonage/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '3.99.0a5'
+__version__ = '3.99.0a6'