diff --git a/src/close.rs b/src/close.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f79281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/close.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
+
+// Container for a request to close a subscription
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(transparent)]
+pub struct CloseCmd {
+    cmds: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Close {
+    id: String,
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Close {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Close, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let mut v: serde_json::Value = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        // this shoud be an exactly 2-element array
+        // verify the first element is a String, CLOSE
+        // get the subscription from the second element.
+
+        // check for array
+        let va = v
+            .as_array_mut()
+            .ok_or(serde::de::Error::custom("not array"))?;
+
+        // check length
+        if va.len() == 2 {
+            return Err(serde::de::Error::custom("not exactly 2 fields"));
+        }
+        let mut i = va.into_iter();
+        // get command ("REQ") and ensure it is a string
+        let req_cmd_str: serde_json::Value = i.next().unwrap().take();
+        let req = req_cmd_str.as_str().ok_or(serde::de::Error::custom(
+            "first element of request was not a string",
+        ))?;
+        if req != "CLOSE" {
+            return Err(serde::de::Error::custom("missing CLOSE command"));
+        }
+
+        // ensure sub id is a string
+        let sub_id_str: serde_json::Value = i.next().unwrap().take();
+        let sub_id = sub_id_str
+            .as_str()
+            .ok_or(serde::de::Error::custom("missing subscription id"))?;
+
+        Ok(Close {
+            id: sub_id.to_owned(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Close {
+    pub fn parse(json: &str) -> Result<Close> {
+        serde_json::from_str(json).map_err(|e| Error::JsonParseFailed(e))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7fafd82..73594e7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod close;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod proto;
diff --git a/src/proto.rs b/src/proto.rs
index 256f27f..3ba616c 100644
--- a/src/proto.rs
+++ b/src/proto.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
-use crate::{event, subscription};
+use crate::{close, event, subscription};
 use log::{debug, info};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Proto {
 // A raw message with the expected type
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum NostrRawMessage {
-    Event(String),
+    Ev(String),
     Sub(String),
     Close(String),
 }
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ pub enum NostrRawMessage {
 pub enum NostrRequest {
     Ev(event::Event),
     Sub(subscription::Subscription),
+    Close(close::Close),
 }
 
 // Wrap the message in the expected request type
 fn msg_type_wrapper(msg: String) -> Result<NostrRawMessage> {
     // check prefix.
     if msg.starts_with(r#"["EVENT","#) {
-        Ok(NostrRawMessage::Event(msg))
+        Ok(NostrRawMessage::Ev(msg))
     } else if msg.starts_with(r#"["REQ","#) {
         Ok(NostrRawMessage::Sub(msg))
     } else if msg.starts_with(r#"["CLOSE","#) {
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ pub fn parse_type(msg: String) -> Result<NostrRequest> {
     // turn this raw string into a parsed request
     let typ = msg_type_wrapper(msg)?;
     match typ {
-        NostrRawMessage::Event(_) => Err(Error::EventParseFailed),
+        NostrRawMessage::Ev(_) => Err(Error::EventParseFailed),
         NostrRawMessage::Sub(m) => Ok(NostrRequest::Sub(subscription::Subscription::parse(&m)?)),
-        NostrRawMessage::Close(_) => Err(Error::CloseParseFailed),
+        NostrRawMessage::Close(m) => Ok(NostrRequest::Close(close::Close::parse(&m)?)),
     }
 }