diff --git a/astroquery/tns/__init__.py b/astroquery/tns/__init__.py
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+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst
+"""
+Transient Name Server query tool
+----------------------------------
+
+:Author: Noah M. Glimcher (brainsonfire42@gmail.com)
+
+"""
+from astropy import config as _config
+
+class Conf(_config.ConfigNamespace):
+    """ Configuration parameters for `astroquery.tns` """
+
+    timeout = _config.ConfigItem(120, "Timeout in seconds.")
+    api_url = _config.ConfigItem("sandbox.wis-tns.org", "The endpoint URL") # Sandbox TODO: switch to production url "www.wis-tns.org"
+
+    bot_name = _config.ConfigItem("", "Your TNS bot name")
+    bot_id = _config.ConfigItem("", "Your TNS bot ID")
+    api_key = _config.ConfigItem("", "Your TNS API key")
+
+conf = Conf()
+
+from .core import TnsClass
+
+__all__ = ['TnsClass', 'conf']
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diff --git a/astroquery/tns/core.py b/astroquery/tns/core.py
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+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst
+
+import astropy
+from ..query import BaseQuery
+from . import conf
+from ..utils.class_or_instance import class_or_instance
+from collections import OrderedDict
+import json
+
+class TnsClass(BaseQuery):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._server = conf.server
+        self._bot_name = conf.bot_name
+        self._bot_id = conf.bot_id
+        self._api_key = conf.api_key
+        # TODO: add login 
+        pass
+
+    def _set_bot_tns_marker(bot_id, bot_name):
+        return 'tns_marker{"tns_id": "' + str(bot_id) + '", "type": "bot", "name": "' + bot_name + '"}'
+
+    def query_object(self, *args):
+        get_obj = []
+        for arg in args:
+            get_obj.append(arg)
+
+        search_url = "https://" + self._server + "/api/get/object"
+        tns_marker = self._set_bot_tns_marker(self._bot_id, self._bot_name)
+        headers = {'User-Agent': tns_marker}
+        json_file = OrderedDict(get_obj)
+        search_data = {'api-key': self._api_key, 'data':json.dumps(json_file)}
+        response = self._request("POST", search_url, headers=headers, data=search_data)
+        # TODO: convert the response to what is expected of an astroquery module
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