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azure-cognitive-search

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Search development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing indexes/skillsets, vector/semantic search, indexers, RAG knowledge bases, or secure data access, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

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Azure AI Search Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Search. 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.

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L48 Diagnosing and fixing Azure AI Search indexer and skillset issues, including debug sessions, OData filter errors, private link problems, and storage/metrics discrepancies.
Best Practices L49-L69 Design, scaling, and performance tuning of Azure AI Search indexing/querying, including enrichment pipelines, chunking/vectorization, data modeling, concurrency-safe updates, and vector optimization.
Decision Making L70-L82 Guidance on Azure AI Search capacity, SKUs, and costs, plus how to migrate/upgrade REST APIs, SDKs, skills, and service resources across versions and tiers.
Architecture & Design Patterns L83-L89 Architectural guidance for Azure AI Search: RAG patterns, knowledge store design, multitenancy and tenant isolation, and multi-region/high-availability deployment designs.
Limits & Quotas L90-L99 Limits, quotas, and scheduling for Azure AI Search: service/index/vector size caps by tier, indexer run windows, enrichment quotas, and related numeric constraints and FAQs.
Security L100-L137 Securing Azure AI Search: RBAC, ACLs, keys, encryption, network isolation, managed identities, indexer access to data sources, and enforcing document-level and Purview-based query security.
Configuration L138-L231 Configuring Azure AI Search: data sources, index schemas, skillsets and enrichment, vector/semantic settings, relevance tuning, monitoring, and agentic retrieval knowledge bases.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L232-L289 Patterns and code for integrating Azure AI Search with data sources, vectorizers, skills, OData/Lucene queries, semantic/agentic retrieval, and exporting knowledge to apps and BI tools.
Deployment L290-L297 Deploying and moving Azure AI Search services with ARM/Bicep/Terraform, plus guidance on cross-region moves and checking regional feature and SKU availability.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Resolve common Azure AI Search indexer errors and warnings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-common-errors-warnings
Understand Debug Sessions for skillset troubleshooting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-debug-session
Debug and troubleshoot Azure AI Search skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-how-to-debug-skillset
Tutorial: Practice debugging Azure AI Search skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-tutorial-debug-sessions
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search indexer issues without errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot OData collection filter errors in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-troubleshoot-collection-filters
Troubleshoot shared private link resource issues in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-shared-private-link-resources
Troubleshoot Azure AI Search storage and metric discrepancies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-storage-metrics

Best Practices

Topic URL
Design tips and troubleshooting for AI enrichment pipelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-troubleshooting
Scale and manage custom skills in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-scale
Model SQL relational data for Azure AI Search indexing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-sql-relational-data
Apply responsible AI best practices for GenAI Prompt skill https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/responsible-ai-best-practices-genai-prompt-skill
Handle changed and deleted blobs in Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-changed-deleted
Optimize Azure Blob plaintext indexing with parsing modes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-plaintext
Optimize large-scale indexing in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-large-index
Chunk and vectorize content by document layout https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking
Model complex and nested data in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-complex-data-types
Apply optimistic concurrency for Azure AI Search resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-concurrency
Update or rebuild Azure AI Search indexes safely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-reindex
Analyze Azure AI Search query and indexing performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-analysis
Optimize Azure AI Search query and indexing performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-performance-tips
Efficient C# indexing with Azure AI Search Push API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-optimize-indexing-push-api
Chunk large documents for Azure AI Search vector RAG https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-chunk-documents
Choose vector optimization and compression in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-compression-storage
Truncate embedding dimensions with MRL in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-truncate-dimensions

Decision Making

Topic URL
Migrate Azure AI Search agentic retrieval code between REST API versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-migrate
Migrate from deprecated Azure AI Search skills https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-deprecated
Migrate Azure AI Search REST clients to newer API versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-migration
Estimate Azure AI Search capacity for indexing and queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-capacity-planning
Choose and use Azure AI Search management SDKs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-mgmt-sdk-migration
Upgrade Azure AI Search .NET apps to SDK v11 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-sdk-migration-version-11
Upgrade Azure AI Search service capacity in portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-upgrade
Plan and manage Azure AI Search costs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-manage-costs
Choose the right Azure AI Search SKU and tier https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-tier

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Apply RAG patterns with Azure AI Search and generative AI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/retrieval-augmented-generation-overview
Implement multitenancy and content isolation in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-modeling-multitenant-saas-applications
Design multi-region architectures for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-multi-region

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Attach Foundry resource and understand AI enrichment quotas https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-attach-cognitive-services
Azure AI Search FAQ with numeric limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-faq-frequently-asked-questions
Schedule Azure AI Search indexers and understand run windows https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-schedule-indexers
Azure AI Search service limits and quotas by tier https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-limits-quotas-capacity
Understand index count limits for Azure AI Search tiers in .NET tutorial https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-create-load-index
Understand Azure AI Search vector index size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-index-size

Security

Topic URL
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/policy-reference
Ingest Azure RBAC scopes from Blob Storage into Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-indexer-role-based-access
Configure keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-rbac
Secure indexer connections to Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance
Connect Azure SQL Managed Instance with managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance-with-managed-identity
Secure Azure AI Search indexer connections to SQL Server VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-server
Configure managed identities for Azure AI Search outbound connections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-managed-identities
Secure Azure Functions indexer calls with Easy Auth https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-azure-functions
Configure Cosmos DB indexer connections with managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-cosmos-db
Configure Azure SQL indexer connections with managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-sql
Connect Azure AI Search indexers to Azure Storage using managed identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-storage
Index documents with ACL and RBAC via Azure AI Search push API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-index-access-control-lists-and-rbac-push-api
Configure ADLS Gen2 indexer to ingest ACL and RBAC metadata https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-access-control-lists-and-role-based-access
Configure Azure AI Search indexer access through IP firewalls https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-ip-restricted
Configure trusted service exception for Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-trusted-service-exception
Secure indexer access to network-protected resources in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-securing-resources
Configure indexers to ingest Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sensitivity-labels
Ingest SharePoint ACL permissions with Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sharepoint-access-control-lists
Configure security, access, and performance for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage
Enforce ACL and RBAC at query time in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-access-control-rbac-enforcement
Enforce Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels at Azure AI Search query time https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-sensitivity-labels
Manage Azure AI Search admin and query API keys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-api-keys
Apply security best practices to Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-best-practices
Enable RBAC for Azure AI Search data plane operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-enable-roles
Retrieve encryption key details for Azure AI Search resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-get-encryption-keys
Configure customer-managed keys for Azure AI Search encryption https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-manage-encryption-keys
Set up cross-tenant CMK encryption for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-managed-encryption-cross-tenant
Add Azure AI Search to a network security perimeter https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-network-security-perimeter
Assign Azure RBAC roles for Azure AI Search access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac
Configure client applications for keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-rbac-client-code
Implement document-level security filters in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-trimming-for-azure-search
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/security-controls-policy
Configure IP firewall and network access for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-configure-firewall
Create private endpoints for secure Azure AI Search access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-create-private-endpoint

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure blob knowledge source for agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-blob
Set up indexed OneLake knowledge source in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-onelake
Configure search index knowledge source for agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-search-index
Configure indexed SharePoint knowledge source for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-indexed
Configure remote SharePoint knowledge source via Copilot Retrieval API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-remote
Configure Web Knowledge Source for agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web
Enable or disable Web Knowledge Source in Azure subscription https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web-manage
Define knowledge source objects for agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-overview
Enable answer synthesis in Azure AI Search knowledge bases https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-answer-synthesis
Define Azure AI Search index for agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-index
Configure knowledge bases for Azure AI Search agentic retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-knowledge-base
Set retrievalReasoningEffort for agentic retrieval workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-set-retrieval-reasoning-effort
Use annotation syntax to reference enriched nodes in skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-annotations-syntax
Create skillsets with Azure AI Search REST APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-defining-skillset
Configure output field mappings for enriched content https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-output-field-mapping
Configure built-in skills in Azure AI Search enrichment pipelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-predefined-skills
Use skill context and annotation language in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-annotation-language
Configure Azure OpenAI Embedding skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-azure-openai-embedding
Configure Conditional skill in AI Search skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-conditional
Configure Azure Content Understanding skill for document chunking https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-content-understanding
Configure Custom Entity Lookup skill parameters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-custom-entity-lookup
Control Document Extraction behavior in skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-extraction
Configure Document Layout skill for Azure AI Search enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-intelligence-layout
Configure Entity Linking v3 skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-linking-v3
Configure Entity Recognition skill v2 in skillsets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition
Configure Entity Recognition v3 skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition-v3
Configure GenAI Prompt skill for Azure AI Search indexing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-genai-prompt
Configure Image Analysis skill in Azure AI Search enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-image-analysis
Configure Key Phrase Extraction skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-keyphrases
Configure Language Detection skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-language-detection
Configure Named Entity Recognition skill v2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-named-entity-recognition
Configure OCR skill for Azure AI Search image text extraction https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-ocr
Configure PII Detection skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-pii-detection
Use Sentiment skill v2 and interpret scores https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment
Configure Sentiment v3 skill in Azure AI Search enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment-v3
Use Shaper skill to restructure enrichment output https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-shaper
Configure Text Translation skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-text-translation
Configure Text Merge skill to consolidate fields https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textmerger
Configure Text Split skill for chunking content https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textsplit
Configure Azure Vision multimodal embeddings skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-vision-vectorize
Design and configure skillsets for AI enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-working-with-skillsets
Configure enrichment caching for AI pipelines (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-configure
Manage enrichment cache stored in Azure Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-manage
Build hybrid queries combining keyword, vector, and semantic search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/hybrid-search-how-to-query
Define custom analyzers for Azure AI Search indexes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-custom-analyzers
Add language analyzers to Azure AI Search fields https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-language-analyzers
Define and apply scoring profiles in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-scoring-profiles
Configure suggesters for autocomplete in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-suggesters
Configure BM25 relevance scoring in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-ranking-similarity
Set up monitoring for Azure AI Search with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/monitor-azure-cognitive-search
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/monitor-azure-cognitive-search-data-reference
Reference stopword lists for Azure AI Search analyzers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/reference-stopwords
Configure analyzers for text processing in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-analyzers
Map blob and document metadata into Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-metadata-properties
Configure and use index aliases in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-alias
Configure Azure AI Search indexers for data ingestion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-indexers
Define and create search index schemas in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-create-search-index
Configure index projections for chunked and parent-child data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-define-index-projections
Delete documents from Azure AI Search indexes via APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-delete-documents
Index CSV blobs using delimitedText parsing mode https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-csv
Configure JSON blob parsing for Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-json
Configure Markdown parsing for Azure Blob indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-markdown
Configure one-to-many blob indexing with parsing modes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-one-to-many
Configure SharePoint Online indexer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sharepoint-online
Load and refresh data into Azure AI Search indexes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-load-search-index
Configure and manage Azure AI Search indexer runs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-run-reset-indexers
Configure field mappings for Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-field-mappings
Configure private SQL Managed Instance connections for indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-how-to-access-private-sql
Configure shared private link for Azure AI Search indexers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-private
Manage Azure AI Search with Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-azure-cli
Manage Azure AI Search with PowerShell scripts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-powershell
Configure Azure AI Search using Management REST APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-rest
Configure diagnostic logging for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-enable-logging
Visualize Azure AI Search logs and metrics in Power BI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-logs-powerbi
Monitor Azure AI Search query performance and volume https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-queries
Configure and use moreLikeThis queries in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-more-like-this
Configure text normalizers for filters, facets, and sort https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-normalizers
Configure synonym maps in Azure AI Search indexes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-synonyms
Configure semantic ranking settings on a search index https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-configure
Enable or disable semantic ranker in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-disable
Combine scoring profiles with semantic ranking results https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-scoring-profiles
Create and configure custom analyzers in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-create-custom-analyzer
Configure prefilter and postfilter modes for vector queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-filters
Assign narrow data types to Azure AI Search vector fields https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-assign-narrow-data-types
Configure vectorizers and vector profiles in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-configure-vectorizer
Configure vector indexes and fields in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-create-index
Index binary vectors for Azure AI Search vector queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-index-binary-data
Configure quantization to compress vectors in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-quantization
Configure vector storage options to remove extra copies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-storage-options
Configure integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Query Azure AI Search knowledge bases via retrieve API and MCP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-retrieve
Use Chat Completion skill for image captioning in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/chat-completion-skill-example-usage
Configure AML custom skill in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-aml-skill
Implement Azure AI Search custom skill with Bing Entity Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-create-custom-skill-example
Implement custom skill interface for Azure AI Search enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-interface
Implement Custom Web API skill for enrichment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-web-api
Connect Azure AI Search knowledge stores to Power BI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-connect-power-bi
Create Azure AI Search knowledge stores via REST APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-create-rest
Implement complex projection shapes for knowledge stores https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projection-example-long
Define knowledge store projections in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projections-examples
Use Lucene query syntax with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-lucene-syntax
Construct OData expressions for Azure AI Search queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-odata-filter-orderby-syntax
Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/query-simple-syntax
Integrate Azure Blob Storage content with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-storage-integration
Index Azure Files shares with Azure AI Search (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-file-storage-integration
Implement agentic retrieval with Azure AI Search and Azure OpenAI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-agentic-retrieval
Use Python SDK and REST APIs for vector search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-vector
Use Azure.Search.Documents .NET SDK for search operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-dotnet-sdk
Index client-side encrypted blobs using custom skills https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-encrypted
Set up Azure Blob indexer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-storage
Configure Azure Data Lake Gen2 indexer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-data-lake-storage
Index Azure Table Storage data with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-tables
Index Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin data with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-gremlin
Index Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-mongodb
Index Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL data with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-sql
Use Azure Logic Apps workflows for automated indexing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-logic-apps
Index Azure Database for MySQL with Azure AI Search (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-mysql
Configure OneLake files indexer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-onelake-files
Configure Azure SQL indexer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-database
Use integrated vectorization with Azure AI Search REST APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-integrated-vectorization
Index Markdown blobs with Azure AI Search REST APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-markdown-data-tutorial
Use OData collection operators any/all in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-collection-operators
Use OData comparison operators in Azure AI Search filters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-comparison-operators
Use OData $filter in Azure AI Search queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-filter
Use OData full-text search functions in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-full-text-search-functions
Use OData geo-spatial functions in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-geo-spatial-functions
Use OData logical operators in Azure AI Search filters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-logical-operators
Use OData $orderby in Azure AI Search queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-orderby
Use the OData search.in function in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-in-function
Use the OData search.score function in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-score-function
Use OData $select in Azure AI Search query results https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-select
OData expression grammar for Azure AI Search queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-syntax-reference
Index semi-structured JSON blobs with Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-semi-structured-data
Index big data from Spark using SynapseML and Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-synapseml-cognitive-services
Migrate semantic ranking API usage to newer versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-code-migration
Invoke semantic ranking in Azure AI Search queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-request
Use semantic query rewriting in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-rewrite
Understand .NET search integration code for web apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-search-query-integration
Index multiple Azure data sources into one search index https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-multiple-data-sources
Vectorize content with Microsoft Foundry models in Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization-ai-studio
Integrate Azure Vision vectorizer for multimodal search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-ai-services-vision
Configure Foundry model catalog vectorizer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-machine-learning-ai-studio-catalog
Use Azure OpenAI vectorizer with AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-open-ai
Configure Custom Web API vectorizer for Azure AI Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-custom-web-api

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy Azure AI Search service using ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-arm
Deploy Azure AI Search service using Bicep https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-bicep
Provision Azure AI Search with Terraform https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-terraform
Manually move Azure AI Search services across regions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-move-across-regions
Check Azure AI Search regional feature availability https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-support

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