diff --git a/config/dev.sample.exs b/config/dev.sample.exs
index 62648bb..9d9052b 100644
--- a/config/dev.sample.exs
+++ b/config/dev.sample.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ config :at_ex,
   api_key: "===INSERT AFRICAS_TALKING_API_KEY HERE ===",
   content_type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
   accept: "application/json",
-  auth_token: "",
   username: "sandbox",
   stk_product_name: "AtEx",
   b2c_product_name: "AtEx",
diff --git a/lib/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data.ex b/lib/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c958dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+defmodule AtEx.Gateway.Iot.PublishData do
+  import AtEx.Util
+
+  @moduledoc """
+  This module allows you to make an HTTP POST to publish messages to your remote devices.
+  """
+  @live_url "https://iot.africastalking.com"
+  @sandbox_url "https://iot.africastalking.com"
+
+  use AtEx.Gateway.Base, url: get_url(@live_url, @sandbox_url), type: "json"
+
+  @doc """
+  This function makes a POST request to to publish messages to your remote devices through the
+  Africa's talking IOT endpoint
+  The function accepts a map of parameters.
+
+
+  ## Parameters
+  attrs: - a map containing:
+  - `deviceGroup` - The device group to which the message is to be sent
+  - `topic` - The messaging channel to which the message is to be sent. In the form <username>/<device-group>/<the-topic>
+  - `payload` - The message packet to be sent to the subscribed devices.
+
+  ## Example
+      iex> AtEx.Gateway.Iot.PublishData.publish(%{
+      ...>   deviceGroup: "CrazyCats",
+      ...>   topic: "any-topic",
+      ...>   payload: "take me to your leader"
+      ...> })
+      {:ok, %{ "status" => true, "description" => "Message processed successfully"}}
+
+  """
+
+  def publish(attrs) do
+    username = Application.get_env(:at_ex, :username)
+    device_group = attrs.deviceGroup
+    message_topic = attrs.topic
+    topic = "#{username}" <> "/" <> "#{device_group}" <> "/" <> "#{message_topic}"
+
+    params =
+      attrs
+      |> Map.put(:username, username)
+      |> Map.put(:topic, topic)
+
+    "/data/publish"
+    |> post(params)
+    |> process_result()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/at_ex/iot.ex b/lib/at_ex/iot.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13d502a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/at_ex/iot.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+defmodule AtEx.IoT do
+  @moduledoc """
+  This module holds the implementation for the HTTP Gateway that runs calls against the Africas Talking API IoT endpoints
+  """
+
+  alias AtEx.Gateway.Iot
+
+  @doc """
+  This function makes a POST request to to publish messages to your remote devices through the
+  Africa's talking IOT endpoint
+  The function accepts a map of parameters.
+
+
+  ## Parameters
+  attrs: - a map containing:
+  - `deviceGroup` - The device group to which the message is to be sent
+  - `topic` - The messaging channel to which the message is to be sent. In the form <username>/<device-group>/<the-topic>
+  - `payload` - The message packet to be sent to the subscribed devices.
+
+  ## Example
+      iex> AtEx.IoT.publish(%{
+      ...>   deviceGroup: "CrazyCats",
+      ...>   topic: "any-topic",
+      ...>   payload: "take me to your leader"
+      ...> })
+      {:ok, %{ "status" => true, "description" => "Message processed successfully"}}
+
+  """
+  defdelegate publish(map), to: Iot.PublishData
+end
diff --git a/test/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data_test.exs b/test/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3cc6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/at_ex/gateway/Iot/publish_data_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+defmodule AtEx.Gateway.Iot.PublishDataTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  doctest AtEx.Gateway.Airtime
+  alias AtEx.Gateway.Iot.PublishData
+
+  setup do
+    Tesla.Mock.mock(fn
+      %{method: :post} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{
+          status: 201,
+          body:
+            Jason.encode!(%{"description" => "Message processed successfully", "status" => true})
+        }
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  describe "IOT Publish data" do
+    test "publish/1 should publish data to a device" do
+      # make message details
+      publish_details = %{
+        deviceGroup: "CrazyCats",
+        topic: "any-topic",
+        payload: "take me to your leader"
+      }
+
+      # run details through our code
+      {:ok, result} = PublishData.publish(publish_details)
+
+      # assert our code gives us a single element list of messages
+      msg = result["description"]
+
+      # assert that message details correspond to details of set up message
+      assert msg == "Message processed successfully"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "fails" do
+    setup do
+      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn
+        %{method: :post} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{
+            status: 400,
+            body:
+              "The request content was malformed:\nObject is missing required member 'payload'"
+          }
+      end)
+
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    test "publish/1 should error out if payload is missing" do
+      # make message details
+      publish_details = %{deviceGroup: "CrazyCats", topic: "any-topic"}
+
+      # run details through our code
+      {:error, result} = PublishData.publish(publish_details)
+
+      assert result.status == 400
+
+      # assert that message details correspond to details of set up message
+      assert result.message ==
+               "The request content was malformed:\nObject is missing required member 'payload'"
+    end
+  end
+end