azure-video-indexer ยท diff
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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 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).
+ description: Expert knowledge for Azure AI Video Indexer development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring live AI insights, OpenAI integration, ARM-based deployment, APIs/widgets, or face redaction, 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 Face (use azure-face), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
- generated_at: "2026-08-02"
+ generated_at: "2026-08-09"
generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
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# 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.
+ This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Video Indexer. 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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)
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 |
|----------|-------|-------------|
- | 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. |
+ | Troubleshooting | L36-L40 | Diagnosing and resolving Azure Video Indexer Arc connectivity, firewall, and streaming issues, including network checks, configuration validation, and common error troubleshooting. |
+ | Best Practices | L41-L50 | Best practices for scaling, customizing models (brands, language, speech), using AI agents for real-time insights, and designing disaster recovery/failover for Azure Video Indexer. |
+ | Decision Making | L51-L58 | Guidance on cost planning, live AI insight selection vs custom models, camera analytics choices, and multi-tenant management strategies for Azure AI Video Indexer. |
+ | Limits & Quotas | L59-L66 | Limits, quotas, formats, and language support for Video Indexer, plus how to configure, monitor, and summarize live camera recording durations and events. |
+ | Security | L67-L76 | Securing Video Indexer: roles and access control, private endpoints, NSG service tags, firewall-protected storage, limited feature access, and security baselines/best practices. |
+ | Configuration | L77-L88 | Configuring Video Indexer behavior: live AI insights, OpenAI integration, indexing options, regions, monitoring/diagnostics data, speaker identities, and text summarization settings. |
+ | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L89-L95 | Using Video Indexer APIs, widgets, and low-code tools to call the service, embed insights, automate workflows, and programmatically redact faces in videos |
+ | Deployment | L96-L99 | How to deploy and configure Azure Video Indexer using ARM templates, including required resources, parameters, and automation steps for setting up the service. |
+ ### Troubleshooting
+ | Topic | URL |
+ |-------|-----|
+ | Diagnose Azure Video Indexer Arc connectivity and streaming issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/azure-video-indexer-enabled-by-arc-troubleshooting |
+
### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
+ | Apply AI agents for real-time video insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/agents-overview |
| 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 |
### Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
+ | Plan and estimate costs for Video Indexer Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/cost-management |
+ | Choose and apply live AI insights to cameras | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-ai-insights-catalog |
+ | Decide when to create custom live AI insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-custom-insights-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 |
|-------|-----|
+ | Generate event summaries from camera recordings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-event-summary |
+ | View and manage live camera recording durations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-watch-recordings |
| 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 |
### 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 |
| 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 |
### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
+ | Configure custom live AI insights in Video Indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-custom-insights-create |
| 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 |
### 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 |
### Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Deploy Azure Video Indexer with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/deploy-with-arm-template |