'What is my Skype ID?': How to find your unique Skype ID on desktop or mobile

Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email.

Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting.

Twitter LinkedIn icon

LinkedIn Link icon An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url.

Copy Link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in .

• Your Skype ID is a unique name associated with your account, which can't be changed.
• To find what your Skype ID is, you just need to open your Skype profile. You can do this both on your desktop, and in the mobile app for iPhone and Android.
• You used to be able to set your own Skype ID, but it's now created and given to you when you make your Skype account.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Your Skype name is a unique ID for your account, appearing as a string of numbers and letters starting with the word "live."

Prior to Microsoft's acquisition of Skype, this ID was a personalized username you picked when creating a new account. If you created your account in Skype's early days, you may still have that personalized username.

Regardless, neither an old username or a new randomized name can be changed now. You can change your Skype display name, however — for information on how to do that, see our article, "How to change your Skype display name, to make it easier for friends or employers to find you."

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in .

Your Skype ID can be found on your Skype profile, in both the iPhone and Android mobile app, and in the desktop app. The processes for both are almost identical.