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Does Lync Server 2013 support UCWA 2.0

We need to integrate with a partner that runs Lync Server 2013, including the August 2016 cumulative update.

I would like to use UCWA version 2.0, which is well documented here: https://ucwa.skype.com/documentation/whats-new-ucwa

So far I couldn't find any release notes or documentation that confirms that Lync Server 2013 supports UCWA 2.0, and if it does - which updates are required.

Solution

  • Considering the following:

    • In general Lync Server 2013 CU1 and above used UCWA 1.0.* (Lync 2013 RTM didn´t have UCWA) while Skype for business Server 2015 used UCWA 2.0.*
    • In coexistence mode (Lync 2010 and Skype for Business 2015) you must point the Autodiscover CNAME (Lyncdiscover. and LyncDiscoverinternal.) to a Skype for Business Server 2015 pool in order support custom UCWA 2.0 application development (as written here). But that's for Lync 2010 which do not have any UCWA on its frontend server as written here.
    • A Lync 2013 mobile client used also the UCWA (as mentioned here or here) and is compatible with Skype for Business.
    • The UCWA 1.0 Code samples, Get started, What is this API?, Core features and Reference URLs here all points now to the UCWA 2.0 links.

    lead to the point that this should work.