microsoftdocs/azure-translator

Azure Translator Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Translator. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L36-L42 | Diagnosing and fixing Translator runtime/container issues, understanding known limitations, and interpreting HTTP status/error codes to resolve API failures. | | Best Practices | L43-L53 | Best practices for preparing training data, managing glossaries, and building reliable end-to-end workflows for Custom Translator and batch/document translation in Azure Translator. | | Decision Making | L54-L62 | Guidance on choosing custom vs baseline models, planning upgrades, selecting Document Translation infrastructure, and migrating apps between Translator API versions. | | Limits & Quotas | L63-L68 | Limits, formats, and data size requirements for Custom Translator training/documents, character and request quotas, and language/locale support for Translator and Document Translation. | | Security | L69-L80 | Configuring Azure Translator security: auth (keys, Entra ID, SAS, managed identities), network/firewall/VNet settings, customer-managed keys, and securing data and deployments. | | Configuration | L81-L106 | Configuring Azure Translator services, APIs, containers, and Custom Translator (projects, models, workspaces), including translation options (profanity, alignment, tagging, dictionaries, transliteration) and monitoring. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L107-L142 | Implementing Translator REST/SDK integrations, containers, and Power Automate flows for text/document translation, including async jobs, status APIs, formats, and custom/adaptive models. | | Deployment | L143-L146 | Running Translator in Docker containers and deploying or copying custom translation models across regions and Foundry projects for scalable, portable translation setups. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Resolve common issues with Azure Translator containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/faq | | Diagnose and mitigate known issues in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/reference/known-issues | | Interpret Azure Translator HTTP status and error codes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/status-response-codes |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Deploy and manage user glossaries in Translator containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/deploy-user-managed-glossary | | Prepare and filter training data for Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/data-filtering | | Prepare and upload Custom Translator training documents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-training-documents | | Train Custom Translator models with proper datasets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/train-custom-model | | Apply FAQ-based usage tips for Document translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/faq | | Create and apply glossaries in Document translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-use-glossaries | | Implement reliable end-to-end batch document translation workflow | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/end-to-end-batch-workflow |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Evaluate and compare Custom vs baseline Translator models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/test-your-model | | Plan and execute Custom Translator platform upgrade | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/platform-upgrade | | Choose and set up infrastructure for Document Translation API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/prerequisites | | Decide and migrate from Translator v3.0 to 2026-06-06 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/migrate-to-2026-06-06 | | Migrate applications from Translator V2 to V3 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/migrate-to-v3 |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Azure Translator character and request limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/service-limits | | Check language and locale support for Translator Pro | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/translator-pro/language-support |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Translator data at rest | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/encrypt-data-at-rest | | Configure VNet service endpoints for Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/enable-vnet-service-endpoint | | Create SAS tokens for Document translation storage access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-sas-tokens | | Configure managed identities for Document translation storage access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-use-managed-identities | | Configure Microsoft Entra ID auth for Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/microsoft-entra-id-auth | | Configure firewall access for Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/use-firewalls | | Secure Azure Translator data and deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/secure-deployment | | Authenticate and authorize requests to Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/authentication |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Azure Translator containers with docker run settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/configuration | | Apply document formats and naming rules in Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/document-formats-naming-convention | | Configure and manage Custom Translator projects | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-project | | Configure and manage Custom Translator workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-workspace | | Publish Custom Translator models to regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/publish-model | | Configure Document Translation REST API 2026-03-01 operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/guide-overview | | Create and configure Azure Translator resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/create-translator-resource | | Configure text translation REST API 2026-06-06 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/rest-api-guide | | Use Translator 2026-06-06 translate API parameters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/translate-api | | Configure transliteration with Translator 2026-06-06 API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/transliterate-api | | Tag content to prevent translation in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/prevent-translation | | Use dynamic dictionary markup in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-dynamic-dictionary | | Configure profanity filtering in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-profanity-filtering | | Enable word alignment in Azure Translator responses | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/word-alignment | | Monitor Azure Translator usage with Azure Monitor metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/metrics | | Use Translator V3 BreakSentence method for sentence boundaries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/break-sentence | | Call Translator V3 detect method to identify language | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/detect | | Use Translator V3 dictionary examples for contextual usage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/dictionary-examples | | Use Translator V3 dictionary lookup for alternative translations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/dictionary-lookup | | Configure and call Translator V3.0 JSON Web API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/reference | | Use Translator V3 translate method parameters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/translate | | Configure script transliteration with Translator V3 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/transliterate |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Call Translator container document translation API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-document-parameters | | Translator container translate text API parameters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-text-parameters | | Use transliterate text parameters for Translator containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/transliterate-text-parameters | | Call Translator API using a Custom Translator model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/translate-with-custom-model | | Integrate asynchronous batch document translation with Blob Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/quickstarts/asynchronous | | Integrate synchronous single-file document translation API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/quickstarts/synchronous | | Cancel an asynchronous document translation job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/cancel-translation | | Retrieve status for all documents in a job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-all-documents | | List all document translation jobs via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-all-translations | | Get status for a single translated document | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-specific-document | | Get status of a specific translation job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-specific-translation | | Query supported document formats for translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-supported-document-formats | | Query supported glossary formats for translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-supported-glossary-formats | | Start asynchronous batch document translation jobs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/translate-asynchronous | | Call synchronous document translation REST endpoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/translate-synchronous | | Cancel a batch document translation job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/cancel-translation | | Get status for a specific document in a job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-document-status | | Get status for all documents in a translation job | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-documents-status | | Retrieve supported document formats via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-supported-document-formats | | Retrieve supported glossary formats via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-supported-glossary-formats | | Get status of a document translation request | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-translation-status | | List translation jobs and statuses via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-translations-status | | Navigate Document translation REST API operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/rest-api-guide | | Start batch document translation via REST | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/start-batch-translation | | Use synchronous text translation REST API for documents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/translate-document | | Integrate with adaptive custom translation (AdaptCT) API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/foundry/adaptive-custom-translation | | Build Power Automate flows with Translator v3 connector | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/connector/document-translation-flow | | Configure Power Automate flows with Translator v3 connector | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/connector/text-translator-flow | | Use Azure Translator neural dictionary in apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-neural-dictionary | | Use Azure Translator REST APIs with code examples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-rest-api | | Integrate Azure Translator via SDK client libraries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/quickstart/client-library-sdk | | Call Azure Translator REST API programmatically | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/quickstart/rest-api |

Deployment

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Install and run Azure Translator containers with Docker | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/install-run |