microsoftdocs/azure-video-indexer
skills/azure-video-indexer/SKILL.md
Expert knowledge for Azure AI Video Indexer development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when indexing videos, using live camera analysis, calling Video Indexer APIs/widgets, or redacting faces, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search).
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SKILL.md
- name:
- azure-video-indexer
- description:
- Expert knowledge for Azure AI Video Indexer development including best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when indexing videos, using live camera analysis, calling Video Indexer APIs/widgets, or redacting faces, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Custom Vision (use azure-custom-vision), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search).
- compatibility:
- Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
- generated_at:
- 2026-05-17
- generator:
- docs2skills/1.0.0
Azure AI Video Indexer Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Video Indexer. Covers 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Best Practices | L35-L41 | Guidance on scaling Video Indexer, training custom speech models effectively, and designing disaster recovery and failover for resilient deployments. | | Decision Making | L42-L47 | Guidance on selecting Azure Video Indexer account types and designing multi-tenant setups, including management, isolation, and scaling strategies. | | Limits & Quotas | L48-L53 | Service limits, supported languages/capabilities, and how to use live camera indexing features like event summaries and viewing live recordings. | | Security | L54-L63 | Security and access control for Video Indexer: roles/permissions, private endpoints, NSG service tags, firewall-protected storage, security baselines, and requesting access to restricted features. | | Configuration | L64-L73 | Configuring Video Indexer behavior: OpenAI connections, indexing options, regions, upload settings, speaker editing, and monitoring/diagnostics metrics and logs. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L74-L81 | Using Video Indexer APIs, widgets, and low-code tools to call the service, embed insights, automate workflows, and programmatically redact faces in videos | | Deployment | L82-L85 | How to deploy and configure Azure Video Indexer using ARM templates, including required resources, parameters, and automation steps for setting up the service. |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply scale best practices for Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/considerations-when-use-at-scale | | Apply Video Indexer speech model training best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/speech-model-training-best-practices | | Implement disaster recovery and failover for Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-disaster-recovery |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose between Azure Video Indexer account types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/accounts-overview | | Choose multi-tenant management strategies for Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/manage-multiple-tenants |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Review Azure Video Indexer support matrix and service limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/avi-support-matrix | | Check language support and capabilities in Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/language-support |
Security
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Request access to limited Azure Video Indexer features | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/limited-access-features | | Use NSG service tags with Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/network-security | | Configure private endpoints for Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/private-endpoint-how-to | | Manage Azure Video Indexer access with built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/restricted-viewer-role | | Implement security baseline and best practices for Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/security-baseline-video-indexer | | Secure Azure AI Video Indexer with firewall-protected storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/storage-behind-firewall |
Configuration
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Azure OpenAI connections for Video Indexer accounts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/connect-azure-open-ai-task | | Edit speaker identities in Azure Video Indexer transcripts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/edit-speakers | | Configure indexing options for Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/indexing-configuration-guide | | Configure monitoring and diagnostics for Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/monitor-video-indexer | | Reference for Azure Video Indexer monitoring data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/monitor-video-indexer-data-reference | | Set Azure region parameters for Video Indexer APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/regions |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Redact faces in videos using Video Indexer API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/face-redaction-with-api | | Integrate Video Indexer with Logic Apps and Power Automate | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/logic-apps-connector-arm-accounts | | Embed Azure Video Indexer widgets into applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-embed-widgets | | Call Azure AI Video Indexer APIs from applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-use-apis |
Deployment
| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Deploy Azure Video Indexer with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/deploy-with-arm-template |
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