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

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 AI Video Indexer Arc deployment and runtime issues, including connectivity, configuration, and infrastructure-related troubleshooting steps.
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: configuring roles, face feature access, NSG service tags, private endpoints, storage firewalls, and applying Microsoft’s security baseline.
Configuration	L77-L91	Configuring Video Indexer: camera and live analysis setup, custom AI insights, OpenAI-based summarization, indexing options, speaker identities, regions, and monitoring/diagnostics.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L92-L98	Using Video Indexer APIs, widgets, and low-code tools to call the service, embed insights, automate workflows, and programmatically redact faces in videos
Deployment	L99-L103	Deploying Azure AI Video Indexer via Arc extension or ARM templates, and creating/managing real-time extensions for live video processing and integration.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Diagnose Azure AI Video Indexer Arc 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 Azure AI Video Indexer face 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
Apply security baseline to Azure AI 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 cameras for Video Indexer real-time analysis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-add-remove-camera
Use vi_cli.sh for live Video Indexer via Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-cli-reference
Configure custom live AI insights in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-custom-insights-create
Manage real-time analysis camera settings in Video Indexer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-manage-camera
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 Azure OpenAI summarization in 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
Create and manage Video Indexer real-time extensions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/arc/live-extension
Deploy Azure AI Video Indexer with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/deploy-with-arm-template

Azure Video Indexer