Programmatically control Skype or Google+ client to initiate a video call

Question

Is there a way to write a program in Python, C/C++, or Java, or even web programming to initiate a Skype/Google+ Hangout Video Call to someone in your contacts list? (i.e. I want to programatically launch a Skype video call)

Has anyone done this before or know any examples where I can get started on this?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Please refer URI Scheme

You can either use callto: or skype: to launch skype and call a particular number. Enjoy :-)

Answer 2

From Skype API reference:

skype:participant1[;participant2;...participant9]?call&video=true