# How to send instant message to skype

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-instant-message-to-skype/196827>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-instant-message-to-skype/196827 "2008-10-22T06:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srijith)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-instant-message-to-skype/196827/1 "2008-10-22T06:36:08Z")

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Hi all,  
In our application we are having one option for invite users,when i  
click invite button then instant message will go to their respective  
skype account,i dont know how to send message to skype.If any one knows  
about this please reply.My rails version is 2.1.1

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**Author:** ![srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srijith)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-instant-message-to-skype/196827/2 "2008-10-22T13:34:44Z")

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Hi,

You may want to check this out -  
[https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/Skype\_URI\_handler](https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/Skype_URI_handler)

This allows you to do it using URIs… otherwise you would need to use  
Skype’s dlls, I believe.

On Oct 21, 9:36 pm, babu nair [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)