diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/producers/typingserver.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/producers/typingserver.go
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+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/producers/typingserver.go
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+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package producers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/api"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+)
+
+// TypingServerProducer produces events for the typing server to consume
+type TypingServerProducer struct {
+	InputAPI api.TypingServerInputAPI
+}
+
+// NewTypingServerProducer creates a new TypingServerProducer
+func NewTypingServerProducer(inputAPI api.TypingServerInputAPI) *TypingServerProducer {
+	return &TypingServerProducer{
+		InputAPI: inputAPI,
+	}
+}
+
+// Send typing event to typing server
+func (p *TypingServerProducer) Send(
+	ctx context.Context, userID, roomID string,
+	typing bool, timeout int64,
+) error {
+	data := api.InputTypingEvent{
+		UserID:         userID,
+		RoomID:         roomID,
+		Typing:         typing,
+		Timeout:        timeout,
+		OriginServerTS: gomatrixserverlib.AsTimestamp(time.Now()),
+	}
+	request := []api.InputTypingEvent{data}
+
+	var response api.InputTypingEventsResponse
+	err := p.InputAPI.InputTypingEvents(
+		ctx, &api.InputTypingEventsRequest{InputTypingEvents: request}, &response,
+	)
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/api/input.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/api/input.go
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+// Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package api provides the types that are used to communicate with the typing server.
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	commonHTTP "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/http"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	opentracing "github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
+)
+
+// InputTypingEvent is an event for notifying the typing server about typing updates.
+type InputTypingEvent struct {
+	// UserID of the user to update typing status.
+	UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+	// RoomID of the room the user is typing (or has stopped).
+	RoomID string `json:"room_id"`
+	// Typing is true if the user is typing, false if they have stopped.
+	Typing bool `json:"typing"`
+	// Timeout is the interval for which the user should be marked as typing.
+	Timeout int64 `json:"timeout"`
+	// OriginServerTS when the server received the update.
+	OriginServerTS gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp `json:"origin_server_ts"`
+}
+
+// InputTypingEventsRequest is a request to TypingServerInputAPI
+type InputTypingEventsRequest struct {
+	InputTypingEvents []InputTypingEvent `json:"input_typing_events"`
+}
+
+// InputTypingEventsResponse is a response to InputTypingEvents
+type InputTypingEventsResponse struct{}
+
+// TypingServerInputAPI is used to write events to the typing server.
+type TypingServerInputAPI interface {
+	InputTypingEvents(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		request *InputTypingEventsRequest,
+		response *InputTypingEventsResponse,
+	) error
+}
+
+// TypingServerInputTypingEventsPath is the HTTP path for the InputTypingEvents API.
+const TypingServerInputTypingEventsPath = "/api/typingserver/input"
+
+// NewTypingServerInputAPIHTTP creates a TypingServerInputAPI implemented by talking to a HTTP POST API.
+func NewTypingServerInputAPIHTTP(typingServerURL string, httpClient *http.Client) TypingServerInputAPI {
+	if httpClient == nil {
+		httpClient = http.DefaultClient
+	}
+	return &httpTypingServerInputAPI{typingServerURL, httpClient}
+}
+
+type httpTypingServerInputAPI struct {
+	typingServerURL string
+	httpClient      *http.Client
+}
+
+// InputRoomEvents implements TypingServerInputAPI
+func (h *httpTypingServerInputAPI) InputTypingEvents(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	request *InputTypingEventsRequest,
+	response *InputTypingEventsResponse,
+) error {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InputTypingEvents")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.typingServerURL + TypingServerInputTypingEventsPath
+	return commonHTTP.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
+}