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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 camera analysis, custom AI insights, OpenAI summaries, Video Indexer APIs, or face redaction, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search).

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name: azure-video-indexerdescription: 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 camera analysis, custom AI insights, OpenAI summaries, Video Indexer APIs, or face redaction, and other Azure AI Video Indexer related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Vision (use azure-ai-vision), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search).compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.metadata:   generated_at: "2026-09-27"  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.

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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