Microsoft Skype

Microsoft Skype provides communication APIs for voice, video, and messaging. For new development, Azure Communication Services is the recommended successor, providing cloud-based communication capabilities including calling, SMS, chat, and email.

Microsoft Skype publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Communication, Messaging, Microsoft, Video, and Voice.

Microsoft Skype’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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27.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

2 APIs

CommunicationMessagingMicrosoftVideoVoice

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 27.6/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Skype Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-skype
name: Microsoft Skype
description: Microsoft Skype provides communication APIs for voice, video, and messaging. For new development, Azure Communication
  Services is the recommended successor, providing cloud-based communication capabilities including calling, SMS, chat, and
  email.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-skype.png
tags:
- Communication
- Messaging
- Microsoft
- Video
- Voice
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-skype/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-skype:skype-uris
  name: Skype URIs API
  tags:
  - Communication
  - Messaging
  - Video
  - Voice
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skype-sdk/skypeuris/skypeuris
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skype-sdk/skypeuris/skypeuris
    type: Documentation
  description: Skype URIs provide a mechanism for launching Skype actions from web pages and applications. Developers can
    create links that initiate calls, video calls, and chat conversations with specified Skype users, enabling communication
    integration without complex API integration.
- aid: microsoft-skype:communication-api
  name: Azure Communication Services
  tags:
  - Chat
  - Communication
  - SMS
  - Video
  - Voice
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://{resource}.communication.azure.com/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/quickstarts/
    type: GettingStarted
  description: 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.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-skype-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skype
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.skype.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/communication-services/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=skype_for_business_blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Microsoft Skype

Kin Score

APIs 2

Skype URIs API

Azure Communication Services

Pricing Plans 1

Microsoft Skype Plans Pricing