/azure-video-indexer

name: azure-video-indexer
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: "2026-08-09"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure AI Video Indexer Skill

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 | |----------|-------|-------------| | 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.micros