Skype publishes video API

Original: Skype publishes video API

Believe that many people should have some knowledge of Skype, and if you have not used it before, you should have heard about it in the latest news. Because it is--mircrosoft with the company we are in contact with every day. This year, on May 10, Mircrosoft announced a $8.5 billion takeover of the skype;6 month 18th, which was approved by US regulators, and the European Union approved the takeover on October 8, marking Mircrosoft's formal completion of the acquisition of Skype.

It is believed that many readers should be using or using Skype. Skype is a global Internet telephony company that provides high-quality call services to customers worldwide through the Internet, and it is changing the telecoms industry. Personally feel that Skype is doing very well, on the one hand, it's good quality of calls, good service, on the other hand, it is easy to use, and the charges are quite cheap.

Recently, in order to enhance Skype's capabilities and expand its presence in the industry, Skype released APIs for desktop video applications, while officially launching the application catalog. The API is included in the new version of the Skype Toolbox that was just released by Skype. This new toolkit helps developers develop applications that have calls, instant messages, video chats or other features for a variety of electronic products.

Skype official said the company released a new Skype toolkit to allow more Skype apps to be integrated into electronics. This release is the developer preview version of Skype Toolbox 4.02, which has a number of feature extensions including desktop apps. The newly added video API allows developers to add video calls to a variety of desktop applications. But now the API just supports single-to-single video calls, but the API that supports group chat is also in their plan.

Potential applications for the new Skype video API are likely to be focused on desktop applications for older people and children. Skype also pointed out that some of their partners are using this video API to develop distance learning and telemedicine-related applications. However, Skype does not have an API for mobile apps right now.

This August, Skype has also launched its official app catalog. In this directory, Skype sorts the individual or business applications that contain their APIs according to the category of the app, and lists the most downloaded free and paid apps, the most relevant apps, and the latest apps. At the same time, for each of these apps, Skype provides a Web page that gives you a variety of information about the app, including release dates, app ratings, comments, featured features, installation requirements, and some app previews. Users can also search for apps of interest based on price, language, keywords, system type, or many other ways. Skype also promised to make more improvements to the application catalog and third-party applications.

With Skype's excellent record in the Internet and its strong mircrosoft, as well as the continued development of the mobile Internet, I believe that Skype's prospects will certainly be wider, and its products will be more colorful, and it will be integrated into more other electronic products.

VIA TC