# Skype API Review

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2010/10/12/skype-api-review/

Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both land-line and mobile phones can be made for a fee.

Skype provides a Public API that uses a text-based protocol delivered in package that only run on Windows, Linux, and Mac and a command line implementation. With the Skype API you can read / write all the functionality available in the Skype application.

**Building Blocks:**

> **Documentation / Tools**
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> *   Dashboard
> *   API Reference
> *   SDK / Code Libraries
> *   Certification
> *   BETA Program
> *   Terms of Use
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> **Support / Management**
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> *   Blogs
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> **Community**
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> *   Forum