microsoftdocs/azure-video-indexer
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 OpenAI integration, calling Video Indexer APIs, redacting faces, or securing access, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning).
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-video-indexerThis 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.
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mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
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| Best Practices | L35-L43 | Guidance on scaling Video Indexer, training/customizing speech, language, and brand models, and designing disaster recovery and failover strategies. |
| Decision Making | L44-L48 | Guidance on selecting Azure Video Indexer account types and designing multi-tenant setups, including management, isolation, and scaling strategies. |
| Limits & Quotas | L49-L54 | Video Indexer file formats, size/duration limits, account/service quotas, and which languages and AI capabilities (transcription, translation, etc.) are supported. |
| Security | L55-L64 | Securing Video Indexer: roles and access control, private endpoints, NSG service tags, firewall-protected storage, limited feature access, and security baselines/best practices. |
| Configuration | L65-L75 | Configuring Video Indexer behavior: OpenAI integration, indexing options, regions, monitoring/diagnostics data, speaker identity editing, and text summarization settings. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L76-L82 | Using Video Indexer APIs, widgets, and low-code tools to call the service, embed insights, automate workflows, and programmatically redact faces in videos |
| Deployment | L83-L86 | How to deploy and configure Azure Video Indexer using ARM templates, including required resources, parameters, and automation steps for setting up the service. |
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| Apply scale best practices for Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/considerations-when-use-at-scale |
| Customize brand detection models in Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-brands-model-how-to |
| Customize Azure Video Indexer language models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-language-model-how-to |
| 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 |
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| Choose multi-tenant management strategies for Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/manage-multiple-tenants |
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| Azure Video Indexer formats, limits, and service quotas | 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 |
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| 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 |
| Configure Azure AI Video Indexer access 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 |
| Topic | URL |
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| Configure Azure Video Indexer with Azure OpenAI | 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 Azure AI Video Indexer indexing options | 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 |
| Configure textual summarization with Azure Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/text-summarization-task |
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| 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 |
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| 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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