go-skype

README

go-skype

A Golang library to interface with Skype network.

This library is not based on any other library for Skype (including Microsoft's). Instead, it is built via reverse-engineering the Skype Web and aims to have the same capabilities. Because of that, things can break at any time after an update on Skype servers.

You will need to supply Skype login and password to use this library. Make sure you are able to login with those credentials and that Skype Web does not display any additional prompts during that process (like the prompt that asks you to confirm your phone number).

Check out example.go for simple usage instructions. It contains the annotated code for a simple Skype bot that replies to any message. Don't be intimidated by its size, most of the code there is for recovering from internal Skype network failures. More documentation is provided in the library comments.

This package is go gettable. The binary from the code inside example.go will be available in your $GOPATH/bin after doing that.

Stable version is available on master, development happens on dev. Pull requests are welcome. Make sure go vet, go fmt and golint return nothing (except for /vendor).

Q&A

Q:

I am able to login with my credentials, but I still get error when attempting to use them with this lib.

A:

This can happen if you use the library from a different host. Skype has safeguards against what it deems to be suspicious activity and logging in from a different IP can trigger them.

To fix this, use Skype Web to login on the host where the library will be used. In case you don't have a browser capable of that on the other host you will need to proxy your browser's requests somehow (check out ssh -D manual).