How to get skype status as number or text? mystatus.skype.com doesnt work

Question

Im trying to show custom skype status icon on my website.

I found, that i can use url this:

http://mystatus.skype.com/username.txt but it always returns "Offline".

I tried also with num and xml extension:

• http://mystatus.skype.com/username.num (always returns 1)
• http://mystatus.skype.com/username.xml (always says im offline).

Geomancer

Answer 1

It was all about privacy settings in Skype.

"Allow my online status to be shown on the web" is turned off by default. I had to turn it on in my Skype settings.

FAQ on support.skype.com says

To show your Skype status on the web:

• Sign in to Skype
• In the menu bar, click Skype > Privacy... (on earlier versions, you can find this on Skype > Options > Privacy > Show Advanced Options)
• Check Allow my online status to be shown on the web.

I dont understand, why there is no such information on page, where i can choose buttons :/

Geomancer