Background¶ This section covers miscellaneous information that doesn’t fit in the rest of the documentation. Terminology Definitions Sample users Authentication Error messages SOAP Live Rate limiting Session expiry Skype protocol Credentials Skype token Live authentication SOAP authentication Guest access Registration token Event endpoints Event subscriptions Resource types Capabilities Contact endpoints Contact list Authorisation Profile information Skype directory Bot users Old endpoints Field notes Conversation endpoints Group conversations Join URLs Messages Message types Message formatting Miscellaneous Endpoints Pagination Web UI options Profile and services URL scanning Static resources Tracking Unsupported features P2P group chats Multiple file transfers Recent changes 07/02/2020 31/08/2020 20/08/2020 27/05/2020 14/10/2019 11/07/2018 Older 09/11/2016 14/10/2016 13/10/2016 06/09/2016 05/09/2016 04/09/2016 27/07/2016 21/05/2016 20/05/2016 23/03/2016 18/03/2016 16/03/2016 15/03/2016 27/02/2016 25/02/2016 16/02/2016 22/01/2016 20/01/2016 18/01/2016 16/01/2016 08/01/2016