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), 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
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	Securing Video Indexer with roles, NSGs, private endpoints, firewalls, storage protection, and requesting access to restricted or advanced security-related features.
Configuration	L64-L74	Configuring Video Indexer behavior: OpenAI connections, indexing options, regions, upload settings, speaker editing, and monitoring/diagnostics metrics and logs.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L75-L81	Using Video Indexer APIs and widgets to redact faces, embed video insights in apps, and integrate with workflows via Logic Apps and Power Automate.
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 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
Upload and index media with advanced Video Indexer settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/upload-index-media

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