# Microsoft Skype

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-skype/  
**Website:** https://www.skype.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 21.7 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 21.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **Skype URIs API** — 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 ...
- **Azure Communication Services** — Azure Communication Services (successor to Skype developer APIs) provides cloud-based communication APIs for voice calling, video calling, SMS messaging, email, and chat. It pow...

## Security (1)

- **Microsoft Skype Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Skype Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Communications, Messaging, Microsoft, Video, Voice

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-skype/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.