azure-translator

What this skill does

# Azure Translator Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Translator. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

## How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](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 | L36-L42 | Diagnosing and fixing Translator runtime/container issues, understanding known limitations, and interpreting HTTP status/error codes to resolve API failures. |
| Best Practices | L43-L53 | Best practices for preparing training data, managing glossaries, and building reliable end-to-end workflows for Custom Translator and batch/document translation in Azure Translator. |
| Decision Making | L54-L62 | Guidance on choosing custom vs baseline models, planning upgrades, selecting Document Translation infrastructure, and migrating apps between Translator API versions. |
| Limits & Quotas | L63-L68 | Limits, formats, and data size requirements for Custom Translator training/documents, character and request quotas, and language/locale support for Translator and Document Translation. |
| Security | L69-L80 | Configuring Azure Translator security: auth (keys, Entra ID, SAS, managed identities), network/firewall/VNet settings, customer-managed keys, and securing data and deployments. |
| Configuration | L81-L106 | Configuring Azure Translator services, APIs, containers, and Custom Translator (projects, models, workspaces), including translation options (profanity, alignment, tagging, dictionaries, transliteration) and monitoring. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L107-L142 | Implementing Translator REST/SDK integrations, containers, and Power Automate flows for text/document translation, including async jobs, status APIs, formats, and custom/adaptive models. |
| Deployment | L143-L146 | Running Translator in Docker containers and deploying or copying custom translation models across regions and Foundry projects for scalable, portable translation setups. |

### Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Resolve common issues with Azure Translator containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/faq |
| Diagnose and mitigate known issues in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/reference/known-issues |
| Interpret Azure Translator HTTP status and error codes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/status-response-codes |

### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Deploy and manage user glossaries in Translator containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/deploy-user-managed-glossary |
| Prepare and filter training data for Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/data-filtering |
| Prepare and upload Custom Translator training documents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-training-documents |
| Train Custom Translator models with proper datasets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/train-custom-model |
| Apply FAQ-based usage tips for Document translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/faq |
| Create and apply glossaries in Document translation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-use-glossaries |
| Implement reliable end-to-end batch document translation workflow | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/end-to-end-batch-workflow |

### Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Evaluate and compare Custom vs baseline Translator models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/test-your-model |
| Plan and execute Custom Translator platform upgrade | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/platform-upgrade |
| Choose and set up infrastructure for Document Translation API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/prerequisites |
| Decide and migrate from Translator v3.0 to 2026-06-06 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/migrate-to-2026-06-06 |
| Migrate applications from Translator V2 to V3 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/migrate-to-v3 |

### Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Azure Translator character and request limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/service-limits |
| Check language and locale support for Translator Pro | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/translator-pro/language-support |

### Security
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Translator data at rest | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/encrypt-data-at-rest |
| Configure VNet service endpoints for Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/enable-vnet-service-endpoint |
| Create SAS tokens for Document translation storage access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-sas-tokens |
| Configure managed identities for Document translation storage access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-use-managed-identities |
| Configure Microsoft Entra ID auth for Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/microsoft-entra-id-auth |
| Configure firewall access for Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/use-firewalls |
| Secure Azure Translator data and deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/secure-deployment |
| Authenticate and authorize requests to Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/authentication |

### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure Azure Translator containers with docker run settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/configuration |
| Apply document formats and naming rules in Custom Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/concepts/document-formats-naming-convention |
| Configure and manage Custom Translator projects | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-project |
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