azure-cognitive-search

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 configuring indexes/skillsets, indexers, vectors/semantic ranker, private endpoints, or RAG/agent retrieval flows, and other Azure AI Search related development tasks. Not for Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).
compatibility	Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or WebFetch to retrieve documentation.
user-invocable	false

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

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use WebFetch. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L33-L44	Diagnosing and fixing Azure AI Search indexer and skillset issues, including debug sessions, OData filter errors, private link problems, and storage metric discrepancies.
Best Practices	L45-L64	Guidance on designing, scaling, and troubleshooting indexing/enrichment pipelines, modeling data, optimizing performance/costs, and tuning vector/GenAI behavior in Azure AI Search.
Decision Making	L65-L79	Guidance on planning and migrating Azure AI Search: API/SDK upgrades, capacity and region choices, data connectors, pricing models, and cost management.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L80-L85	Architectural guidance for Azure AI Search: RAG patterns, knowledge store design, multitenancy and tenant isolation, and multi-region/high-availability deployment designs.
Limits & Quotas	L86-L95	Limits, quotas, and scheduling for Azure AI Search: billing/free enrichment, indexer run windows and runtime caps, service/index/vector size limits by tier and platform.
Security	L96-L133	Securing Azure AI Search: RBAC/keyless auth, API keys, encryption/CMK, network isolation (private endpoints, firewalls), indexer access to data sources, and query-time ACL/labels.
Configuration	L134-L233	Configuring Azure AI Search: data sources, indexers, skillsets, analyzers, vectors, semantic ranker, logging/monitoring, and agentic retrieval/answer synthesis settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L234-L300	Patterns and code for integrating Azure AI Search with data sources, vectorization, query syntaxes (OData/Lucene), custom skills/vectorizers, knowledge stores, and app/agent retrieval flows
Deployment	L301-L307	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
Troubleshoot 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
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
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
Diagnose Azure AI Search storage 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	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
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
Efficient C# indexing with Azure AI Search Push API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-optimize-indexing-push-api
Chunk 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 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 from deprecated Azure AI Search skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-skill-deprecated
Migrate Azure AI Search REST API versions safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-migration
Estimate Azure AI Search capacity needs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-capacity-planning
Choose appropriate data source connectors for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-data-sources-gallery
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
Compare Azure AI Search features by tier and region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-features-list
Upgrade Azure AI Search service capacity in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-upgrade
Choose alternative regions for Azure AI Search capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-region-capacity
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
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
Billing limits and free quotas for Azure AI Search enrichment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/cognitive-search-attach-cognitive-services
Schedule Azure AI Search indexers and understand run windows	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
Azure AI Search service limits 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
Enable or disable Web Knowledge Source access in Azure	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
Configure document-level access control in Azure 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
Secure Azure OpenAI skills via API Management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-configure-azure-openai-api-management
Enable AI Search indexer access to SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-managed-instance
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
Secure Azure Functions indexer calls with Easy Auth	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
Connect Azure AI Search indexers to Azure SQL securely	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
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
Configure Azure AI Search indexer access through IP firewalls	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
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 security and access for Azure AI Search services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-manage
Enforce query-time ACL and RBAC in Azure AI Search	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 for Azure AI Search data plane operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-security-enable-roles
Retrieve Azure AI Search encryption key metadata	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
Set up cross-tenant CMK encryption for Azure 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
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 trusted service access for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-configure-firewall
Configure Azure AI Search private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/service-create-private-endpoint

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure SQL knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-azure-sql
Configure blob knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-blob
Configure Fabric Data Agent knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-data-agent
Configure Fabric Ontology knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-fabric-ontology
Configure file-based knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-file
Configure MCP server knowledge source for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-mcp-server
Configure OneLake indexed knowledge source for 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 agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-sharepoint-indexed
Configure remote SharePoint knowledge source for agentic retrieval	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
Configure Work IQ knowledge source for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-knowledge-source-how-to-work-iq
Configure answer synthesis for Azure AI Search knowledge bases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-answer-synthesis
Configure freshness-aware retrieval for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-configure-freshness
Define Azure AI Search index for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-index
Create and configure knowledge bases for agentic retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-create-knowledge-base
Configure agentic retrieval billing 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
Set retrieval reasoning effort for agentic Azure AI Search	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 Azure AI Search skillsets	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 for 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 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
Control Document Extraction behavior in skillsets	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 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
Set up GenAI Prompt skill in Azure AI Search	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
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
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 Azure AI Search preview APIs and features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-api-preview
Map blob and document metadata into Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-metadata-properties
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 vectorized AI Search 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
Configure delimitedText parsing for CSV blob indexing	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 Azure AI Search indexers for Markdown blobs	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 Azure AI Search indexer for OneLake files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-onelake-files
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 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
Manage Azure AI Search services 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 services 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 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 for 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 scoring profiles with semantic ranking in Azure AI Search	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
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 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 Azure Vision vectorizer for multimodal embeddings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-ai-services-vision
Configure Azure OpenAI vectorizer for query-time embeddings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-vectorizer-azure-open-ai

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Migrate Azure AI Search agentic retrieval code	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-migrate
Query Azure AI Search knowledge bases via API and MCP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/agentic-retrieval-how-to-retrieve
Integrate Azure ML or Foundry models as custom Azure AI Search skills	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
Implement autocomplete and suggestions in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-add-autocomplete-suggestions
Ingest Azure Blob RBAC scopes with search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-blob-indexer-role-based-access
Index 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	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
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 client for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-dotnet-sdk
Index client-side encrypted blobs with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-encrypted
Configure Azure Blob indexer for automated search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-blob-storage
Configure ADLS Gen2 indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-data-lake-storage
Configure Azure Table indexers for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-azure-tables
Index Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin data with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-cosmosdb-gremlin
Index Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB with 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
Configure Logic Apps workflows for Azure AI Search indexing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-logic-apps
Index Azure Database for MySQL with AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-mysql
Index SharePoint Online content with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sharepoint-online
Configure Azure SQL indexer for Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-index-sql-database
Configure REST-based integrated vectorization in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-integrated-vectorization
Page Azure AI Search list API results	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 skill for semantic chunking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-how-to-semantic-chunking-content-understanding
Index ACL and RBAC metadata via Azure AI Search 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 with indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-access-control-lists-and-role-based-access
Ingest Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels with Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sensitivity-labels
Ingest SharePoint ACL metadata using Azure AI Search indexers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-indexer-sharepoint-access-control-lists
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 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
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
Invoke semantic ranking in Azure AI Search queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-request
Use semantic ranker for query rewriting in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/semantic-how-to-query-rewrite
Use .NET SDK query patterns for Azure AI Search integration	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
Apply filters and modes to Azure AI vector queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-filters
Create and send vector queries in Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-how-to-query
Integrate Microsoft Foundry embedding models with Azure AI Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/vector-search-integrated-vectorization-ai-studio
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 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