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According to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-skype?view=azure-bot-service-4.0, it is said that Skype bots are supported again as of May 2023. (Skype = Skype consumer client and not SfB)
In Azure portal, Adding Skype as a channel continues to be available.
However, even after configuring and publishing the Skype channel in Azure Bot Services and using the embed code provided in the Azure Bot Services Channel Settings which is of the form
https://join.skype.com/bot/0XX33e9a-XXXXXX (the latter being the Azure App ID of the bot)
the bot fails to be added to Skype.
The redirects from the link do follow the login to Skype client flow but then the following error appears in the final step. (Trying much later does not make a difference)
In an earlier step the correct Logo and name for the Bot does appear, but the Add to Contacts fails.
Object { name: "Add bot request", message: "PUT request failed: 403 undefined", headerLocString: "hdr_error_page_oops", descriptionLocString: "txt_error_page_explanation", pageTitleLocString: "hdr_error_page_title", emoticonPath: "/images/emoticons/error.png" }
There also does not seem to be a documented way to search for Azure Bots in Skype client.
Is there a way to directly search for and add the Azure Bot to Skype client?
If calling or chatting with a Azure Bot from Skype is no longer supported, perhaps Microsoft should update the Azure Bot Services Channel page with this information to avoid frustration.
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According to your description, your question is related to Skype, which is a totally different product with Skype for Business.
As we are mainly responsible for general issue of Skype for Business, your question is not in our scope. I would remove the skype-business tag.
Skype is currently not supported in the Q&A forums, the supported products are listed over here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/products (more to be added later on).
For the related questions about Skype, you can ask in here. Hope you get better response.
Jimmy. This is a question predominantly about Azure Bot Services which support many channels including Skype on the configuration page on portal.azure.com under Bot Services Registration