diff --git a/internal/newtelemetry/client_test.go b/internal/newtelemetry/client_test.go
index f03a5c7d4f..7335d07803 100644
--- a/internal/newtelemetry/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/newtelemetry/client_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 package newtelemetry
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/newtelemetry/internal"
 	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/newtelemetry/internal/transport"
 	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/newtelemetry/types"
+	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/osinfo"
+	"gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/internal/version"
 )
 
 func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
@@ -384,3 +389,142 @@ func TestClientFlush(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type testRoundTripper struct {
+	roundTrip func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+func (t *testRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return t.roundTrip(req)
+}
+
+func TestClientEnd2End(t *testing.T) {
+	tracerConfig := internal.TracerConfig{
+		Service: "test-service",
+		Env:     "test-env",
+		Version: "1.0.0",
+	}
+	clientConfig := ClientConfig{
+		AgentURL: "http://localhost:8126",
+		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
+			Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		},
+		Debug: true,
+	}
+
+	parseRequest := func(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) transport.Body {
+		assert.Equal(t, "v2", request.Header.Get("DD-Telemetry-API-Version"))
+		assert.Equal(t, "application/json", request.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+		assert.Equal(t, "go", request.Header.Get("DD-Client-Library-Language"))
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-env", request.Header.Get("DD-Agent-Env"))
+		assert.Equal(t, version.Tag, request.Header.Get("DD-Client-Library-Version"))
+		assert.Equal(t, globalconfig.InstrumentationInstallID(), request.Header.Get("DD-Agent-Install-Id"))
+		assert.Equal(t, globalconfig.InstrumentationInstallType(), request.Header.Get("DD-Agent-Install-Type"))
+		assert.Equal(t, globalconfig.InstrumentationInstallTime(), request.Header.Get("DD-Agent-Install-Time"))
+		assert.Equal(t, "true", request.Header.Get("DD-Telemetry-Debug-Enabled"))
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, request.Header.Get("DD-Agent-Hostname"))
+
+		var body transport.Body
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&body))
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-service", body.Application.ServiceName)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-env", body.Application.Env)
+		assert.Equal(t, "1.0.0", body.Application.ServiceVersion)
+		assert.Equal(t, "go", body.Application.LanguageName)
+		assert.Equal(t, runtime.Version(), body.Application.LanguageVersion)
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, body.Host.Hostname)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.OSName(), body.Host.OS)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.OSVersion(), body.Host.OSVersion)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.Architecture(), body.Host.Architecture)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.KernelName(), body.Host.KernelName)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.KernelRelease(), body.Host.KernelRelease)
+		assert.Equal(t, osinfo.KernelVersion(), body.Host.KernelVersion)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, true, body.Debug)
+		assert.Equal(t, "v2", body.APIVersion)
+		assert.NotZero(t, body.TracerTime)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, body.SeqID)
+		assert.Equal(t, globalconfig.RuntimeID(), body.RuntimeID)
+
+		return body
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name   string
+		when   func(*client)
+		expect func(*testing.T, *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "app-start",
+			when: func(c *client) {
+				c.appStart()
+			},
+			expect: func(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				assert.EqualValues(t, transport.RequestTypeAppStarted, request.Header.Get("DD-Telemetry-Request-Type"))
+				body := parseRequest(t, request)
+				assert.Equal(t, transport.RequestTypeAppStarted, body.RequestType)
+				return &http.Response{
+					StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				}, nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "app-stop",
+			when: func(c *client) {
+				c.appStop()
+			},
+			expect: func(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				assert.EqualValues(t, transport.RequestTypeAppClosing, request.Header.Get("DD-Telemetry-Request-Type"))
+				body := parseRequest(t, request)
+				assert.Equal(t, transport.RequestTypeAppClosing, body.RequestType)
+				return &http.Response{
+					StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				}, nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "app-start+app-stop",
+			when: func(c *client) {
+				c.appStart()
+				c.appStop()
+			},
+			expect: func(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				assert.EqualValues(t, transport.RequestTypeMessageBatch, request.Header.Get("DD-Telemetry-Request-Type"))
+				body := parseRequest(t, request)
+				assert.Equal(t, transport.RequestTypeMessageBatch, body.RequestType)
+
+				payload := body.Payload.(transport.MessageBatch)
+				assert.Len(t, payload.Payload, 2)
+				assert.Equal(t, transport.RequestTypeAppStarted, payload.Payload[0].RequestType)
+				assert.Equal(t, transport.RequestTypeAppClosing, payload.Payload[1].RequestType)
+
+				return &http.Response{
+					StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				}, nil
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			clientConfig.HTTPClient.Transport = &testRoundTripper{
+				roundTrip: func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+					if test.expect != nil {
+						return test.expect(t, req)
+					}
+					return &http.Response{
+						StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+					}, nil
+				},
+			}
+
+			c, err := newClient(tracerConfig, clientConfig)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer c.Close()
+
+			test.when(c)
+			c.Flush()
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/newtelemetry/internal/transport/body.go b/internal/newtelemetry/internal/transport/body.go
index 1015df61e5..b34f673a23 100644
--- a/internal/newtelemetry/internal/transport/body.go
+++ b/internal/newtelemetry/internal/transport/body.go
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 package transport
 
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
 // Application is identifying information about the app itself
 type Application struct {
 	ServiceName     string `json:"service_name"`
@@ -40,3 +45,104 @@ type Body struct {
 	Application Application `json:"application"`
 	Host        Host        `json:"host"`
 }
+
+func (b *Body) UnmarshalJSON(bytes []byte) error {
+	var anyMap map[string]json.RawMessage
+	var err error
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(bytes, &anyMap); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["api_version"], &b.APIVersion); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["request_type"], &b.RequestType); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["tracer_time"], &b.TracerTime); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["runtime_id"], &b.RuntimeID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["seq_id"], &b.SeqID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["debug"], &b.Debug); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["application"], &b.Application); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["host"], &b.Host); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if b.RequestType == RequestTypeMessageBatch {
+		var messageBatch struct {
+			Payload []struct {
+				RequestType RequestType     `json:"request_type"`
+				Payload     json.RawMessage `json:"payload"`
+			} `json:"payload"`
+		}
+
+		if err = json.Unmarshal(anyMap["payload"], &messageBatch); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		batch := make([]Message, len(messageBatch.Payload))
+		for i, message := range messageBatch.Payload {
+			payload, err := unmarshalPayload(message.Payload, message.RequestType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			batch[i] = Message{RequestType: message.RequestType, Payload: payload}
+		}
+		b.Payload = MessageBatch{Payload: batch}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	b.Payload, err = unmarshalPayload(anyMap["payload"], b.RequestType)
+	return err
+}
+
+func unmarshalPayload(bytes json.RawMessage, requestType RequestType) (Payload, error) {
+	var payload Payload
+	switch requestType {
+	case RequestTypeAppClientConfigurationChange:
+		payload = new(AppClientConfigurationChange)
+	case RequestTypeAppProductChange:
+		payload = new(AppProductChange)
+	case RequestTypeAppIntegrationsChange:
+		payload = new(AppIntegrationChange)
+	case RequestTypeAppHeartbeat:
+		payload = new(AppHeartbeat)
+	case RequestTypeAppStarted:
+		payload = new(AppStarted)
+	case RequestTypeAppClosing:
+		payload = new(AppClosing)
+	case RequestTypeAppExtendedHeartBeat:
+		payload = new(AppExtendedHeartbeat)
+	case RequestTypeAppDependenciesLoaded:
+		payload = new(AppDependenciesLoaded)
+	case RequestTypeDistributions:
+		payload = new(Distributions)
+	case RequestTypeGenerateMetrics:
+		payload = new(GenerateMetrics)
+	case RequestTypeLogs:
+		payload = new(Logs)
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(bytes, payload); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal payload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return payload, nil
+}