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Windows Live Presence API

The Windows Live Presence API is an HTTP-based API that returns a Windows Live Messenger user's presence using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) or an image. The Windows Live Presence API can be used in conjunction with the Windows Live Messenger IM Control. A Web site can show a user’s presence using the Windows Live Presence API and let visitors send messages to the user with the Windows Live Messenger IM Control.

This documentation contains instructions for hosting and using the Windows Live Web Presence API.

Getting Started with the Windows Live Presence API explains the basic requirements for development with the Presence API and the IM Control.

Inviting Users to Share Online Presence shows how to provide an invitation to users to grant permission to reveal their online presence and obtain a user ID that can be used with both the Presence API and the IM Control.

Querying with the Windows Live Presence API shows how to query for the presence of a specific user.

JSON Element Reference describes the elements that can appear within a JSON response.

   

The use of the Windows Live Presence API is governed by the Terms of Use found here.

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