Intermediary api for providing presence data to requesting clients

A computing device for providing an intermediary application programming interface (API) for intercepting and processing subscribing requests to a communications server, the computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute a communication application providing an intermediary API, wherein the communication application is configured to:
• intercept a subscribing request through the intermediary API for a presence entity (presently) on the communications server from a client;
• determine if the subscribing request is from a public internet cloud (PIC) client;
• determine if the presentity targeted by the subscribing request is a bot executed on the communications server;
• identify presence data of the targeted bot of the subscribing request;
• and
• send the presence data of the targeted bot to the requesting client through the intermediary API without registering the requesting client as a registered subscriber of the bot on communications server.

A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for providing an intermediary application programming interface (API) for intercepting and processing subscribing requests to a communications server, the instructions comprising:

• intercepting a subscribing request for a presentity on the communications server from a client;
• determining if the subscribing request is from a public internet cloud (PIC) client;
• determining if the presentity targeted by the subscribing request is a bot executed on the communications server;
• determining if the subscribing request is terminating or non-terminating;
• identifying presence data of the targeted bot of the subscribing request;
• and
• sending the presence data of the targeted bot to the requesting client without registering the requesting client as a registered subscribe of the bot on communications server.