Which problems can come with the Skype history?
The past activity of Skype and of Teams is checked in the Teams Free app. The engine does not change the file of the Skype history; it reads it as it is and writes the table of action items.
Skype history
Skype history to action items in Russian
Skype history to action items in Russian: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
The Skype history becomes the table of action items: the engine reads the Russian speech and the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items are written from the transcript. The free plan gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into action items
- 1
Open the export portal
The export portal of Skype is opened and the request of the data is sent
- 2
Hand the file over
The file of the Skype history is sent as an attachment; the language of the speech is Russian, and the table of action items comes back in the export of the service.
- 3
Ask for the table of action items
The text of the Skype history is given to the instruction of the table of action items, and the answer is written in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items, one after another.
- 4
Mark the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; this Skype history is in Russian, so the language of the widget is set to Russian for the table of action items.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The data of Skype is deleted on April 1, 2026
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
What Skype keeps, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | A copy of the history is taken through the export portal of Skype, and the request is sent before the data is deleted on April 1, 2026. |
| What the file is | The history of the chats and of the calls stays in Microsoft Teams Free for the users who were active between December 2024 and February 2025 and moved to Teams Free before December 1, 2025. |
| What can go wrong | The past activity of Skype and of Teams is checked in the Teams Free app. |
| What the platform says | The export gives a copy of the chat history and of the call history of the account. |
| What the platform says | The data of Skype is deleted on April 1, 2026. |
| Length of one file | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card |
| Pro plan | $10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month |
The case
What the recording does not give you
A copy of the history is taken through the export portal of Skype, and the request is sent before the data is deleted on April 1, 2026. That is the part that depends on the Skype; everything after it is the work of the table of action items, and it is the same for every recording.
Tips
The instruction of the table of action items is already written.
Mark the language of the speech of the Skype history.
Check who may download the file of the Skype history.
A big file or a history over a long period of time can take up to 30 days to export.
Skype was retired on May 5, 2025 for the free and the paid users; the service for business keeps working.
Questions about Skype history and action items
What does the Skype keep for the Skype history?
A big file or a history over a long period of time can take up to 30 days to export. The file of the Skype history is the input of the engine, and the table of action items is written from it.
What comes back after the Russian Skype history is read?
the table of action items in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items, with the time of every line of the recording of the Skype history.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the table of action items comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Skype history?
The file of the Skype history and the widget are enough: the engine reads the Russian speech and writes the table of action items.
Related pages
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The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Meeting to action itemsThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Sources
- SSkype support: Skype is retiring in May 2025, what you need to know (read 2026-10-25)support.skype.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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