# Azure Communication Services

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-skype/communication-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Skype — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-skype/  
**Base URL:** https://{resource}.communication.azure.com/  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/

Azure Communication Services is one of 2 APIs that [Microsoft Skype](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-skype/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Chat, Communications, SMS, Video, and Voice. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a getting-started guide.

Azure Communication Services (successor to Skype developer APIs) provides cloud-based communication APIs for voice calling, video calling, SMS messaging, email, and chat. It powers Microsoft Teams interoperability and enables developers to build rich communication experiences in custom applications.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/
- **GettingStarted** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/quickstarts/

## Other Microsoft Skype APIs (1)

- [Skype URIs API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-skype/skype-uris/)

## Tags

Chat, Communications, SMS, Video, Voice

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-skype/communication-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-skype/.