Azure AI Video Indexer Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Video Indexer. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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

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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	L37-L41	Diagnosing and resolving issues when running Azure Video Indexer on Arc, including connectivity, deployment, configuration, and runtime troubleshooting steps.
Best Practices	L42-L49	Guidance on using AI agents for live analysis, scaling Video Indexer, training custom speech models, and interpreting text-based emotion detection insights.
Decision Making	L50-L55	Guidance on selecting the right Azure Video Indexer account type and designing multi-tenant setups, including isolation, scaling, and management strategies for multiple customers or apps.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L56-L60	Guidance on architecting disaster recovery and failover for Azure Video Indexer, including redundancy, regional failover, backup, and high-availability design considerations.
Limits & Quotas	L61-L68	Service limits, supported languages/capabilities, and how to use live camera indexing features like event summaries and viewing live recordings.
Security	L69-L81	Securing Video Indexer: roles and access control, restricted/limited features, custom person models, NSGs/service tags, private endpoints, and firewall-protected storage best practices.
Configuration	L82-L98	Configuring Video Indexer: custom models (brand, language, speech), transcripts and speakers, indexing/live presets, regions, monitoring, and advanced upload/search settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L99-L121	Using Video Indexer APIs, widgets, and Logic Apps/Power Automate to extract, use, or redact insights (faces, objects, text, audio, topics) and integrate with Azure OpenAI.
Deployment	L122-L127	Guides for deploying Azure Video Indexer using Arc extensions, ARM, and Bicep templates, including provisioning accounts and configuring infrastructure as code.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure Video Indexer enabled by Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/azure-video-indexer-enabled-by-arc-troubleshooting

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Use AI agents for real-time Video Indexer analysis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/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
Apply best practices for Video Indexer speech model training	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/speech-model-training-best-practices
Interpret text-based emotion detection insights in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/text-based-emotions-detection-insight

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

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design disaster recovery and failover for Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-disaster-recovery

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
Generate event summaries for live camera footage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/live-event-summary
View live camera recordings in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/live-watch-recordings

Security

Topic	URL
Create Azure Video Indexer accounts with restricted face features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/create-account
Configure and use custom person models in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-person-model-how-to
Request access to limited Azure Video Indexer features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/limited-access-features
Use NSGs and service tags to secure Video Indexer traffic	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
Secure Azure Video Indexer with private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/private-endpoint-overview
Manage Video Indexer account 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 accounts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/storage-behind-firewall

Configuration

Topic	URL
Customize brand detection models in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-brands-model-how-to
Configure custom language models in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-language-model-how-to
Create and manage custom speech models in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/customize-speech-model-how-to
Edit speaker identities in Azure Video Indexer transcripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/edit-speakers
Edit and manage transcriptions in Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/edit-transcript-lines-portal
Configure indexing options for Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/indexing-configuration-guide
Configure areas of interest for live camera analysis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/live-area-interest
Configure Azure Video Indexer real-time extensions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/live-extension
Configure monitoring for Azure Video Indexer with Azure Monitor	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
Configure region and location 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
Search and filter video libraries in Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-search

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Retrieve audio effects detection insights via Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/audio-effects-detection-insight
Retrieve clapper board detection insights via Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/clapper-board-insight
Connect Azure Video Indexer accounts to Azure OpenAI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/connect-azure-open-ai-task
Use digital patterns and color bars insights in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/digital-patterns-color-bars-insight
Retrieve face detection insights from Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/face-detection-insight
Redact faces in videos using Video Indexer API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/face-redaction-with-api
Access keyword extraction insights from Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/keywords-insight
Get labels identification insights from Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/labels-identification-insight
Integrate Video Indexer with Logic Apps and Power Automate	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/logic-apps-connector-arm-accounts
Use named entities extraction insights in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/named-entities-insight
Use observed people and matched faces insights in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/observed-matched-people-insight
Enable featured clothing insights for observed people	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/observed-people-featured-clothing
Get OCR insights from Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/ocr-insight
Access scene, shot, and keyframe detection insights	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/scene-shot-keyframe-detection-insight
Use Azure OpenAI text summarization with Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/text-summarization-task
Get topics inference insights from Azure Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/topics-inference-insight
Use transcription and translation insights from Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/transcription-translation-lid-insight
Embed Azure Video Indexer widgets in applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-embed-widgets
Use Azure Video Indexer REST API with paid accounts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/video-indexer-use-apis

Deployment

Topic	URL
Enable Azure Video Indexer as an Arc extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/azure-video-indexer-enabled-by-arc-quickstart
Provision Azure Video Indexer with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/deploy-with-arm-template
Deploy Azure Video Indexer accounts using Bicep templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/deploy-with-bicep