Microsoft Skype

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:
- Communications
- Messaging
- Microsoft
- Video
- Voice
tags_raw:
- 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: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-skype:skype-uris
  name: Skype URIs API
  tags:
  - Communications
  - Messaging
  - Video
  - Voice
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  - Communications
  - SMS
  - Video
  - Voice
  tags_raw:
  - 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