diff --git a/src/packetserver/client/bulletins.py b/src/packetserver/client/bulletins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f4fb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packetserver/client/bulletins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from packetserver.client import Client
+from packetserver.common import Request, Response, PacketServerConnection
+from typing import Union, Optional
+import datetime
+import time
+
+class BulletinWrapper:
+    def __init__(self, data: dict):
+        for i in ['author', 'id', 'subject', 'body', 'created_at', 'updated_at']:
+            if i not in data:
+                raise ValueError("Was not given a bulletin dictionary.")
+        self.data = data
+
+    @property
+    def created(self) -> datetime.datetime:
+        return datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(self.data['created_at'])
+
+    @property
+    def updated(self) -> datetime.datetime:
+        return datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(self.data['updated_at'])
+
+    @property
+    def author(self) -> str:
+        return self.data['author']
+
+    @property
+    def subject(self) -> str:
+        return self.data['subject']
+
+    @property
+    def body(self) -> str:
+        return self.data['body']
+
+def post_bulletin(client: Client, bbs_callsign: str, subject: str, body: str) -> int:
+    req = Request.blank()
+    req.path = "bulletin"
+    req.payload = {'subject': subject, 'body': body}
+    req.method = Request.Method.POST
+    response = client.send_receive_callsign(req, bbs_callsign)
+    if response.status_code != 201:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Posting bulletin failed: {response.status_code}: {response.payload}")
+    return response.payload['bulletin_id']
+
+def get_bulletin_by_id(client: Client, bbs_callsign: str, bid: int) -> BulletinWrapper:
+    req = Request.blank()
+    req.path = "bulletin"
+    req.set_var('id', bid)
+    req.method = Request.Method.GET
+    response = client.send_receive_callsign(req, bbs_callsign)
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Sending job failed: {response.status_code}: {response.payload}")
+    return BulletinWrapper(response.payload)
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diff --git a/src/packetserver/server/bulletin.py b/src/packetserver/server/bulletin.py
index 759e541..76f91f6 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/server/bulletin.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/server/bulletin.py
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ class Bulletin(persistent.Persistent):
     def from_dict(cls, bulletin_dict: dict) -> Self:
         return Bulletin(bulletin_dict['author'], bulletin_dict['subject'], bulletin_dict['body'])
 
-    def write_new(self, db_root: PersistentMapping):
+    def write_new(self, db_root: PersistentMapping) -> int:
         if self.id is None:
             self.id = get_new_bulletin_id(db_root)
             self.created_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
             self.updated_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
             db_root['bulletins'].append(self)
+        return self.id
 
     def update_subject(self, new_text: str):
         self.subject = new_text
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ def handle_bulletin_post(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB
     b = Bulletin(author, str(req.payload['subject']), str(req.payload['body']))
     response = Response.blank()
     with db.transaction() as db:
-        b.write_new(db.root())
-    send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=201)
+        bid = b.write_new(db.root())
+    send_blank_response(conn, req, status_code=201, payload={'bulletin_id': bid})
 
 def handle_bulletin_update(req: Request, conn: PacketServerConnection, db: ZODB.DB): # TODO
     response = Response.blank()