Skype for business URI instead of Skype

Question

As we have the option of opening links in skype by just providing the URI:

skype:xyz?call

Can we do something similar to achieve the same functionality but it opens in Skype for Business? Kindly let me know.

Cheers.

Heimdall

Answer 1

Found a solution for this after a lot of research. Best alternative to work with Skype for Business:

sip:<[email protected]>

This would open the chat window for the user and the user can do whatever they want from there.

Heimdall

this works for chat/IM. do you know an option to call? – Lidda

Answer 2

Command-Line Parameters

tel: | Opens the Conversation window for an audio call but does not dial the specified number.

callto: | Opens the Conversation window for an audio call but does not dial the specified number.

sip: | Opens the Conversation window with the specified SIP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in the participant list.

Sips: | If Lync 2013 is configured to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, functions exactly like sip:. If TLS is not being used, displays a dialog box informing the user that a higher level of security is required.

conf: | If URI is self, instantiates the focus and brings up roster-only view. Otherwise, brings up roster view but does not send INVITE.

im: | Displays an instant messaging (IM)-only Conversation window with the SIP URI. Accepts multiple SIP URIs specified inside angle brackets (<>) without any separator.

Exemple:

Tel:[phone] | Opens a phone-only view with [phone].

Callto:tel:[phone] | Opens a phone-only view with [phone].

Callto:sip:[email protected] | Opens a phone-only view with [email protected].

sip:[email protected] | Opens a Conversation window with [email protected].

conf:sip:https://meet.contoso.com/kazuto/7322994 | Opens a Conversation window and displays meeting audio join options.

More information:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398376(v=ocs.15).aspx

Pich

I am unable to understand your answer. – Delrio

@Pich How to also dial the number ? Any solution to it please ? – Cleotildeclepe

Answer 3

Maybe useful for someone: This is how to use skype for business to get to skype users via O365 (external communications to skype network needs to be specifically allowed)

<a href="sip:[email protected]">Say hello</a>

Aara

Answer 4

you can start a call or IM with Skype for Business, but you need to use the full URI, like

im:sip:[email protected]

if you just use the ID it will tell you that the contact does not exists, so this will not work:

im:sip:ID

Best Regards from Argentina, Marianok

Frug

Answer 5

If you use angular to dynamically call this try adding below to make sure it is not blocked

var app = angular.module( 'myApp', [] )
.config( [
    '$compileProvider',
    function( $compileProvider )
    {   
        $compileProvider.aHrefSanitizationWhitelist(/^\s*(https?|ftp|mailto|chrome-extension):/);
        // Angular before v1.2 uses $compileProvider.urlSanitizationWhitelist(...)
    }
]);

and then call

<a href="sip:[email protected]">Say hello</a>

Doorman

Answer 6

I wasn't able to make it working with sip: but it works with sips:

<a href="sips:[email protected]">Open Skype Business</a>

Monosome

Answer 7

From MSDN documentation:

Skype for Business Mobile URIs to initiate calls and chats using the Skype for Business mobile clients from websites and other apps.

General Syntax

"ms-sfb://" [operation] ["?" query ]

Examples

Start a chat

"ms-sfb://chat?url=user%40contoso.com"
"ms-sfb://[email protected]"

Start a call

"ms-sfb://call?id=[phone]"
"ms-sfb://[email protected]"

Start a video call (Android only):

"ms-sfb://[email protected]&video=true"

Millen

This looks like newer documentation. This wasn't there when the answer was posted by myself :). But thanks for sharing your answer. – Heimdall

If I use <a href="ms-sfb://call?id=[phone]">Call</a> it doesn't work for me. Any suggestions? The site tries to browse to this destination and doesn't find it (obviously). – Microcopy

this works only on mobile devices with the Skype app installed – Lidda

Answer 8

Yes, you can use lync15: instead of skype:

At least it opens Skype for Business... I'm still looking how to start chat - call - video call like for Skype Nothing in documentation, really annoying...

We are working on the same thing the same day :D

Mender

Nope, it doesn't work with lync15: unfortunately. It does try to open it but says that the contact does not exist. – Heimdall

Yup... Looks like lync15: is useless. Guess it's just impossible to start chat / call like skype: uri with Skype for business. – Mender