azure-video-indexer

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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 live camera summaries, training custom speech, redacting faces, or embedding insights, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-05-03"
  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`), 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-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 |