Implementation of Skype API

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Skype Addon in C#

How can I implement the Skype API to access user information in C#?

Answer 1

UPDATE: Unfortunately, the documentation is no longer available. There is a chance though, that the below code still works, but afaik Microsoft has long planned to remove support for COM automation from Skype.

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It is probably easiest to download and install the Skype API COM Wrapper.

Then you can simply add a reference to this wrapper from the COM tab of the Add References dialog in your Visual Studio project.

Below is a short sample program illustrating how to search for a user and how to send a message:

using System;
using SKYPE4COMLib;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Skype skype = new Skype();
        if (!skype.Client.IsRunning)
        {
            // start minimized with no splash screen
            skype.Client.Start(true, true);
        }

        // wait for the client to be connected and ready
        skype.Attach(6, true);

        // access skype objects
        Console.WriteLine("Missed message count: {0}", skype.MissedMessages.Count);

        // do some stuff
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a skype name to search for: ");
        string username = Console.ReadLine();
        foreach (User user in skype.SearchForUsers(username))
        {
            Console.WriteLine(user.FullName);
        }

        Console.WriteLine("Say hello to: ");
        username = Console.ReadLine();
        skype.SendMessage(username, "Hello World");
    }
}