Complete list of Skype Commands

Skype Chat Command

March 15, 2014 by Madhur 1 Comment

If you love chatting and a regular Skype chat user then you might already know this. Skype
not only has hidden chat emoticons but Skype offers various chat commands to control
members in the group chat, secure the chat with a password and do various other
administrative tasks. You can use these chat commands in individual chat (with one person)
or group chat. If you are a group administrator then these commands can prove to really very
useful. You will be surprised to know that there are a hell lot of these commands (some are
hidden commands and you wont find anywhere else on the internet).

Below is a list of compiled Skype commands. I have searched on the internet to get a full list
of commands and found some interesting ones as well. Please note that most of these
commands are for administrating a group chat (and will work only if you are group creator),
however many applies to individual chat as well.

Tip: To see a list of the available commands simply type /help into the chat. If you are just in
a chat with one other person, only the relevant chat options will be shown. If you are in a chat
with two or more people, /help will reveal a more comprehensive list of chat commands. If
you dont see the list, the version Skype you are using is not supported. So download and use
the latest version of Skype.

Tip2: The above /help command though lists down chat commands but it is not a complete
list. It does not list the hidden skype chat commands. Below list is more comprehensive list.

As in the below table, you dont need to use square brackets around your text after the
command. For example, the command /add [skype name] would be used as /add
deepak.kumar

Command Description
 Adds a contact to the chat. For

/add [Skype Name] instance:/add alex_cooper1 will add that member to the

chat.

Allows you to specify what needs to appear in a chat for

/alertson [text] you to be notified. For example, /alertson London will only

alert you when the word London appears in the chat.

/alertsoff Disable message notifications.

/clearpassword Removes the password security.

Finds specific text in a chat. For example,/find Charlie will

/find [text]
return the first instance of the word Charlie in the chat.

/get allowlist Details people with access to the chat.

/get banlist Details people banned from the chat.

/get creator Details the person who created the chat.

/get guidelines See the current chats guidelines.

Details active options for current chat see /set options

/get options
below for a list of the options available.

/get password_hint Get the password hint.

/get role Details your role in the chat.

Creates a URL link that other people can use to join the
/get uri
group chat.

/golive Starts a group call with other participants of the chat.

 Details number of people in chat and maximum number
/info
available.

Eject chat member. For instance,/kick alex_cooper1 will

/kick [Skype Name]
eject that member from the chat.

Ejects chat member and prevents them from rejoining chat.

/kickban [Skype Name] For instance,/kickban alex_cooper1 will eject that member

from the chat and ban them from rejoining.

/leave Leave current group chat.

Your name will appear followed by any text you write. For

instance, /me working from home will cause the phrase

/me [text] working from home to appear next to your name in the

chat. You can use this to send a message about your

activities or status.

Sign out all other instances except the current one. This
/remotelogout
will also stop push notifications on all other instances.

Sets the members allowed in the chat. For

/set allowlist [[+|-]mask] .. instance,/set allowlist +alex_cooper1 will allow that

member to join the chat.

Sets which members are banned from the chat. For

instance, /set banlist +alex_cooper1 will ban that

/set banlist [[+|-]mask] ..
member from the chat. /set banlist -alex_cooper1will allow

them to rejoin it.

 Set a chats guidelines. For instance, /set guidelines No

/set guidelines [text] spoilers! These can be returned to be viewed in the chat by

the command /get guidelines.

Sets options for this chat. For example: /set options -

JOINING_ENABLED switches off the

/set options [[+|-]flag] JOINING_ENABLED option, while /set options

+JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS will switch on the

JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS option.

The available flags are listed below:

HISTORY_DISCLOSED Joiners can see the

conversation that took place before they joined. The limit

that they can see is either 400 messages or two weeks of

time, depending on which is reached first.

JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS New users can

join the chat, but cannot post or receive messages until

authorized by a CREATOR or MASTER (see the table

below for more information on roles).

JOINERS_BECOME_LISTENERS New users can

receive messages but cannot post any until promoted

to the USER role.

JOINING_ENABLED New users can join the chat.

 TOPIC_AND_PIC_LOCKED_FOR_USERS Only a user

with a CREATOR role will be able to change the topic text

or accompanying picture for the chat.

USERS_ARE_LISTENERS Users with a USER role will

be unable to post messages.

/set password [text] Create a password (no spaces allowed).

/set password_hint [text] Create the chats password hint text.

/setpassword [password]
Create a password and password hint for the chat.
[password hint]

/setrole [Skype Name] MASTER Allows you to set a role to each chat member. A

| HELPER | USER | LISTENER description of roles is given in the table below.

Lists other instances where this Skype name is currently

/showplaces
signed in.

/topic [text] Changes the chat topic.

/undoedit Undo the last edit of your message.

/whois [Skype Name] Provides details about a chat member such as current role.

/fa or / Repeats the last search.

Loads the complete chat history into the active chat

/history
window.

Generates a HTML file of the chats history and opens it in

/htmlhistory the browser. Skype 4: not iplemented in this version

anymore.
/clear Clears the chat window.

Enters the administration mode of the chat (only if creator)

and adds a small text Creator to the user-icon in the chat.

/goadmin I didnt find so far a way to leave this mode again.

According to the Skype documentation the only effect is

the Creator tag but Im not so sure about that.

Outputs a list of (debug?) commands but without

/dbghelp
description.

Lists all members of the chat with their currently assigned

/showmembers
role.

Prints some infos about the current conversation.

/showstatus Conversation convoi id, Consumption horizon, History

date and Message count.

/showname Displays the name of the original conversation

Shows some text about missing messages on my computer.

/verify
Maybe checks the message-database for validity.

(since Skype4?) Opens a management window in a group

conversation which allows to handle conference calls. The

/golive [token] sense of the (optional) token is not yet clear to me but

seems to give you a link which you can share to others and

allow them to join the conference.

(since Skype5?) Duplicates the current group chat leaving

/fork [skypename/s]
out the contacts which are added to this command.

(since Skype5?) Duplicates the current group chat leaving

/fork [skypename/s]
out the contacts which are added to this command.
 Displays a list of the currently online Skype instances

/showplaces using this Skype name (and have Skype version >=6 or

recent mobile versions).

Logs out all other currently online Skype instances which

/remotelogout are using this Skype name (and have Skype version >=6 or

recent mobile versions).

/get listeners Shows the list of listeners set with previous command.

this command starts a call with other participants of the

/golive [name]
chat. Its your choice to indicate a call name or not.

/undoedit undo a edit made to the chat

Skype Chat Roles & Responsibilities

Chat roles depend on whether you started the chat or were assigned a role by the chat creator
or host:

Role Description

Creator The member who created the chat. There can be only one

creator per chat. Only the creator can promote other

members to masters.

Master Also known as chat hosts. Masters cannot promote other

people to masters.

Helper A semi-privileged member. Helpers will not be affected

by the USERS_ARE_LISTENERS option. Helpers cannot

promote or demote other members.

User A member who can post messages into the chat.

Listener A member who can see messages but not post into the

chat.

Applicant A member waiting for acceptance into the chat. Note:

once accepted into the chat, members cannot be demoted

to applicants.

I have tried to cover all of these, however it may not be complete. If you are aware of any
more of such Skype chat commands which we have not covered in this list, then please let me
know in the comments. I will be very happy to keep this list updated!

type /setrole alam.pimam MASTER