diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Envelope/Commands/CreateEnvelope.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Envelope/Commands/CreateEnvelope.cs
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+using MediatR;
+
+namespace EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Envelope.Commands;
+
+public record CreateEnvelopeCommand(EnvelopeCreateDto Envelope) : IRequest;
+
+public class CreateEnvelopeCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<CreateEnvelopeCommand>
+{
+    public Task<Unit> Handle(CreateEnvelopeCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Envelope/Commands/EnvelopeCreateDto.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Envelope/Commands/EnvelopeCreateDto.cs
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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
+namespace EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Envelope.Commands;
+
+public class EnvelopeCreateDto
+{
+    [Required]
+    public required string Title { get; init; }
+
+    [Required]
+    public required string Message { get; init; }
+
+    public string Language { get; init; } = "de-DE";
+
+    public DateTime? ExpiresWhen { get; init; }
+
+    public DateTime? ExpiresWarningWhen { get; init; }
+
+    public int? ContractType { get; init; } = (int)Common.Constants.ContractType.Contract;
+
+    public bool TFAEnabled { get; init; } = false;
+}