Azure Cognitive Search

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name: azure-cognitive-search
description: 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 building indexes, skillsets, indexers, vector/semantic search, or RAG knowledge bases with Azure AI Search, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-10-04"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
---
# 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.

## 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 | L37-L48 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure AI Search indexer/skillset errors, filter and metric issues, permission-filtered results, and private link or storage discrepancies. |
| Best Practices | L49-L66 | Best practices for designing, scaling, and troubleshooting enrichment/indexing pipelines, optimizing vector search, performance, and costs, and safely updating Azure AI Search resources. |
| Decision Making | L67-L83 | Guidance on choosing regions, tiers, pricing, capacity, and connectors, plus migration/upgrade paths for APIs and SDKs to plan, scale, and modernize Azure AI Search solutions. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L84-L89 | Architectural patterns for Azure AI Search: combining vector and keyword search, designing multitenant or isolated indexes, and building resilient multi-region search deployments. |
| Limits & Quotas | L90-L99 | Limits, quotas, and capacity planning for Azure AI Search: billing/free enrichment, indexer schedules/concurrency/runtime, service capacity limits, and vector index size/throughput constraints. |
| Security | L100-L142 | Securing Azure AI Search: RBAC/Entra ID, keys, encryption, network isolation, indexer auth to data sources (SQL, Storage, SharePoint, Cosmos, Functions), and document-level/label-based access control. |
| Configuration | L143-L235 | Configuring Azure AI Search: data sources, indexers, skillsets, analyzers, vectorization, semantic ranking, monitoring, and agentic retrieval/knowledge bases for RAG and answer synthesis. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L236-L311 | Patterns and code for integrating Azure AI Search: indexers, skills, vectorization, query syntax (Lucene/OData), semantic ranking, filters, pagination, and app/Power BI integrations. |
| Deployment | L312-L319 | Deploying and moving Azure AI Search: ARM/Bicep/Terraform provisioning, cross-region migration, and deploying C# search apps to Azure Container Apps. |

### Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Troubleshoot Azure AI Search indexer errors and warnings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-common-errors-warnings |
| Debug and troubleshoot Azure AI Search skillsets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-how-to-debug-skillset |
| Debug Azure AI Search skillsets using portal sessions | 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 |
| Diagnose and fix Azure AI Search collection filter errors | 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 SharePoint permission-filtered search results | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-sharepoint-query-permission-filtering |
| Diagnose Azure AI Search storage and metric discrepancies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/troubleshoot-storage-metrics |

### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Design and troubleshoot AI enrichment pipelines in Azure AI Search | 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 |
| 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 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-changed-deleted |
| Optimize large-scale indexing in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-large-index |
| 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 |
| Optimize Azure AI Search Serverless costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/serverless-cost-optimization |
| Use narrow vector data types to reduce Azure AI Search storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-assign-narrow-data-types |
| Chunk large documents for Azure AI Search vector retrieval | 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 text-embedding-3 dimensions using 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 to latest API | 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 |
| Decide and migrate between Azure AI Search REST 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 |
| Create Azure AI Search services with appropriate region and tier | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-create-service-portal |
| Choose appropriate data source connectors for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-data-sources-gallery |
| Upgrade Azure AI Search .NET management SDKs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-dotnet-mgmt-sdk-migration |
| Migrate 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 to higher capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-upgrade |
| Choose Azure AI Search regions under high demand | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-capacity |
| Choose Azure AI Search regions and feature availability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-support |
| Plan and manage Azure AI Search costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-manage-costs |
| Choose Azure AI Search pricing model and tier | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-sku-tier |

### Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Design multitenant and isolated content 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 |
|-------|-----|
| Billing limits and free quotas for Azure AI Search enrichment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-attach-cognitive-services |
| Manage indexer execution, duration, and concurrency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-run-reset-indexers |
| Configure Azure AI Search indexer schedules and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-schedule-indexers |
| Understand indexer runtime quotas on Serverless and S3 HD | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-high-density-serverless-overview |
| Plan Azure AI Search capacity using service limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-limits-quotas-capacity |
| Understand Azure AI Search vector index limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-index-size |

### Security
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Manage access to Web Knowledge Source using Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web-manage |
| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/policy-reference |
| Ingest RBAC scopes from Azure Blob sources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-indexer-role-based-access |
| Implement document-level access control in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-document-level-access-overview |
| Configure keyless RBAC access to Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-rbac |
| Configure SharePoint Online indexer permissions in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sharepoint-online |
| Configure managed identity access to SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance-with-managed-identity |
| Secure 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 and RBAC for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-managed-identities |
| Configure Azure AI Search indexer auth to Azure Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-azure-functions |
| Secure Cosmos DB indexer connections with managed identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-cosmos-db |
| Configure managed identity access from Azure AI Search to Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-sql |
| Configure managed identity access from Azure AI Search to Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-managed-identities-storage |
| Index ACL and RBAC metadata via Push API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-index-access-control-lists-and-rbac-push-api |
| Ingest ADLS Gen2 ACL and RBAC metadata | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-access-control-lists-and-role-based-access |
| Connect Azure AI Search indexers to SQL Managed Instance privately | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-how-to-access-private-sql |
| Set IP firewall rules for Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-ip-restricted |
| Configure shared private link access for Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-private |
| Use trusted service exception for Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-howto-access-trusted-service-exception |
| Configure indexer access to protected resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-securing-resources |
| Ingest Purview sensitivity labels with indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sensitivity-labels |
| Ingest SharePoint ACL metadata with indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sharepoint-access-control-lists |
| Configure security and access for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage |
| Enforce ACL and RBAC at query time | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-access-control-rbac-enforcement |
| Enforce Purview sensitivity labels at query time in Azure AI Search | 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 and Entra ID auth for Azure AI Search | 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 encryption keys for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-manage-encryption-keys |
| Configure cross-tenant CMK encryption for AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-managed-encryption-cross-tenant |
| Join Azure AI Search to a network security perimeter | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-network-security-perimeter |
| Configure Azure AI Search RBAC with Entra ID | 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 trimming 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 trusted service access for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-configure-firewall |
| Configure private endpoints for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-create-private-endpoint |
| Index ADLS Gen2 permissions for secure queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-adls-gen2-indexer-acls |

### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure Azure SQL knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-azure-sql |
| Configure blob knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-blob |
| Configure Fabric Data Agent knowledge sources in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-data-agent |
| Configure Fabric Ontology knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-ontology |
| Create file-based knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-file |
| Configure MCP Server knowledge sources in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-mcp-server |
| Configure OneLake knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-onelake |
| Configure search index knowledge sources in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-search-index |
| Configure indexed SharePoint knowledge sources in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-indexed |
| Configure remote SharePoint knowledge source for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-remote |
| Configure web knowledge sources for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-web |
| Configure Work IQ knowledge sources for organizational intelligence | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-work-iq |
| Define knowledge source objects for agentic retrieval | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-overview |
| Enable and configure answer synthesis in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-answer-synthesis |
| Configure freshness-aware retrieval for knowledge sources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-configure-freshness |
| Create agentic retrieval-ready search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-index |
| Create and configure knowledge bases in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-knowledge-base |
| Configure agentic retrieval billing consent in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-enable-disable |
| Configure image serving for agentic retrieval answer synthesis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-image-serving |
| Configure custom AML skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-aml-skill |
| Use annotation syntax to reference enriched nodes in Azure AI Search skillsets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-concept-annotations-syntax |
| Define and configure skillsets in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-defining-skillset |
| Configure output field mappings for Azure AI Search skillsets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-output-field-mapping |
| Configure and use predefined skills in Azure AI Search | 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 Content Understanding skill in AI Search | 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 |
| Configure Document Extraction skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-extraction |
| Configure Document Layout skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-document-intelligence-layout |
| Configure Entity Recognition skill v2 in skillsets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition |
| Configure Image Analysis skill in Azure AI Search enrichment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-image-analysis |
| Configure PII Detection skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-pii-detection |
| Use Shaper skill to restructure enrichment output | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-shaper |
| Configure Text Split skill for AI enrichment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textsplit |
| Configure Azure Vision multimodal embeddings skill | 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 Azure AI Search pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-configure |
| Manage enrichment cache data in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/enrichment-cache-how-to-manage |
| 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 |
| Configure scoring profiles for Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-add-scoring-profiles |
| Configure BM25 relevance scoring in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/index-ranking-similarity |
| Define and configure knowledge store projection shapes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-projection-shape |
| Reference for Azure AI Search monitoring metrics and logs | 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 |
| Use content metadata properties in Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-metadata-properties |
| Configure API Management gateway for Azure OpenAI skills in Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-configure-azure-openai-api-management |
| 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 |
| Define index projections for Azure AI Search vectorization | 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 |
| Configure JSON blob parsing for Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-json |
| Index Markdown blobs with Azure AI Search blob indexer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-markdown |
| Configure one-to-many blob parsing for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-one-to-many |
| Set parsing modes for plain text blob indexing in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-plaintext |
| Load and refresh data into Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-load-search-index |
| Configure complex data types in Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-complex-data-types |
| Configure field mappings for Azure AI Search indexers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-field-mappings |
| Manage Azure AI Search services with az search CLI commands | 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 |
| Manage Azure AI Search via Management REST API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage-rest |
| Configure Azure AI Search diagnostic logging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-enable-logging |
| Configure and monitor Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-queries |
| Configure and use moreLikeThis 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 |
| Use OData collection operators in Azure AI Search filters | 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 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 |
| Configure OData $orderby in Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-orderby |
| Use OData search.in function in Azure AI Search filters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-in-function |
| Configure OData $select fields in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-select |
| OData expression syntax for Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-syntax-reference |
| Configure Azure AI Search indexer for JSON blob data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-semi-structured-data |
| Migrate Azure AI Search semantic ranking code | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-code-migration |
| Configure Semantic Ranker settings in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-configure |
| Configure semantic ranker billing plans in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-disable |
| Configure custom analyzers for Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-create-custom-analyzer |
| Configure vectorizers for Azure AI Search indexes | 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 |
| Configure binary vector fields for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-index-binary-data |
| Configure vector quantization in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-quantization |
| Configure vector storage options in Azure AI Search | 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 |
| Configure multi-vector fields in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-multi-vector-fields |
| Configure Azure Vision vectorizer for embeddings | 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 |
| Configure Custom Web API vectorizer in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-custom-web-api |

### Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Query Azure AI Search knowledge bases via REST, SDKs, and MCP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-retrieve |
| Create Bing Entity Search custom skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-create-custom-skill-example |
| Implement custom skill web interfaces for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-interface |
| Implement Custom Web API skills in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-custom-skill-web-api |
| Configure Azure OpenAI Embedding skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-azure-openai-embedding |
| Configure Conditional skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-conditional |
| Configure Entity Linking skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-linking-v3 |
| Configure Entity Recognition v3 skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-entity-recognition-v3 |
| Use GenAI Prompt skill with Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-genai-prompt |
| Configure Key Phrase Extraction skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-keyphrases |
| Configure Language Detection skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-language-detection |
| Configure Named Entity Recognition v2 skill | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-named-entity-recognition |
| Configure OCR skill for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-ocr |
| Configure Sentiment v2 skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment |
| Configure Sentiment v3 skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-sentiment-v3 |
| Configure Text Translation skill in AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-text-translation |
| Configure Text Merge skill in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-textmerger |
| Build hybrid keyword-vector queries in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/hybrid-search-how-to-query |
| Connect Azure AI Search knowledge store to Power BI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/knowledge-store-connect-power-bi |
| Create Azure AI Search knowledge store via REST | 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 in 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 |
| Implement autocomplete and suggestions in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-add-autocomplete-suggestions |
| Index Azure Blob Storage content with Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-storage-integration |
| Use faceted navigation syntax in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-faceted-navigation-examples |
| Configure Azure Files indexer for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-file-storage-integration |
| Author filter expressions for Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-filters |
| Enable and query semantic ranking in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-semantic |
| Create and configure Azure AI Search skillsets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-skillset |
| Programmatically create and query Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-text |
| Call Azure AI Search vector APIs via REST and SDKs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-vector |
| Use Azure.Search.Documents .NET client for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-dotnet-sdk |
| Index CSV blobs with delimitedText in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-csv |
| Index client-side encrypted blobs with Azure AI Search | 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 Table indexers for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-tables |
| Configure Cosmos DB Gremlin indexers for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-gremlin |
| Index Cosmos DB for MongoDB with Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-mongodb |
| Set up Cosmos DB NoSQL indexers in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-sql |
| Configure Logic Apps workflows for Azure AI Search indexing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-logic-apps |
| Configure Azure AI Search indexer for Azure MySQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-mysql |
| Set up OneLake indexer for Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-onelake-files |
| Set up Azure SQL indexers in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-database |
| Connect Azure AI Search indexer to SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance |
| Configure REST-based integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-integrated-vectorization |
| Implement pagination for Azure AI Search list APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-page-list-results |
| Use Document Layout skill for semantic chunking and vectorization | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking |
| Use Content Understanding for semantic chunking in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking-content-understanding |
| Implement C# indexer integration with Azure SQL and Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-tutorial |
| Visualize Azure AI Search logs and metrics in Power BI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-monitor-logs-powerbi |
| Implement fuzzy search and typo tolerance in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-fuzzy |
| Use Lucene query syntax in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-lucene-examples |
| 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 search.score in Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-odata-search-score-function |
| Query partial terms and patterns in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-partial-matching |
| Use simple query syntax in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-query-simple-examples |
| Combine scoring profiles with semantic ranking in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-enable-scoring-profiles |
| Invoke semantic ranking in Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-request |
| Implement semantic query rewrite in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-rewrite |
| Add spelling correction to Azure AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/speller-how-to-add |
| Integrate Azure AI Search queries into C# web apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-search-query-integration |
| Index multiple Azure data sources into one Azure AI Search index | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-multiple-data-sources |
| Optimize push API indexing in Azure AI Search with C# | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-optimize-indexing-push-api |
| Apply filters and modes to Azure AI vector queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-filters |
| Generate and integrate embeddings for Azure AI Search indexes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-generate-embeddings |
| Create and send vector queries in Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-query |
| Configure integrated vectorization with Microsoft Foundry models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization-ai-studio |
| Configure Azure OpenAI vectorizer for AI Search queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-open-ai |

### Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Deploy Azure AI Search via ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-arm |
| Deploy Azure AI Search using Bicep files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-bicep |
| Provision Azure AI Search services with Terraform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-get-started-terraform |
| Move Azure AI Search services across regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-move-across-regions |
| Deploy C# Azure AI Search apps to Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-csharp-deploy-web-search |