azure-translator - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: azure-translator description: Expert knowledge for Azure Translator development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using text/document translation APIs, Custom Translator models, containers, glossaries, or Azure AD/keys auth, and other Azure Translator related development tasks. Not for Azure AI Language (use azure-language-service), Azure AI Speech (use azure-speech), Azure AI Immersive Reader (use azure-immersive-reader), Azure AI Search (use azure-cognitive-search). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-06-14" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

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

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-L104	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	L105-L142	Implementing Translator via REST/SDK: text and document translation, containers, async jobs, status/format APIs, Blob Storage, Custom/Adaptive models, transliteration, neural dictionary, Power Automate.
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
Configure and manage Custom Translator workspaces	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/create-manage-workspace
Publish Custom Translator models to regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/publish-model
Configure Document Translation REST API 2026-03-01 operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/guide-overview
Create and configure Azure Translator resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/create-translator-resource
Use Translator 2026-06-06 translate API parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/translate-api
Tag content to prevent translation in Azure Translator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/prevent-translation
Use dynamic dictionary markup in Azure Translator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-dynamic-dictionary
Configure profanity filtering in Azure Translator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-profanity-filtering
Enable word alignment in Azure Translator responses	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/word-alignment
Monitor Azure Translator usage with Azure Monitor metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/metrics
Use Translator V3 BreakSentence method for sentence boundaries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/break-sentence
Call Translator V3 detect method to identify language	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/detect
Use Translator V3 dictionary examples for contextual usage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/dictionary-examples
Use Translator V3 dictionary lookup for alternative translations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/dictionary-lookup
Configure and call Translator V3.0 JSON Web API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/reference
Use Translator V3 translate method parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/translate
Configure script transliteration with Translator V3	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/reference/v3/transliterate

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Call Translator container document translation API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-document-parameters
Translator container translate text API parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-text-parameters
Use transliterate text parameters for Translator containers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/transliterate-text-parameters
Call Translator API using a Custom Translator model	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/custom-translator/how-to/translate-with-custom-model
Integrate asynchronous batch document translation with Blob Storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/quickstarts/asynchronous
Integrate synchronous single-file document translation API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/quickstarts/synchronous
Cancel an asynchronous document translation job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/cancel-translation
Retrieve status for all documents in a job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-all-documents
List all document translation jobs via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-all-translations
Get status for a single translated document	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-specific-document
Get status of a specific translation job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-status-specific-translation
Query supported document formats for translation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-supported-document-formats
Query supported glossary formats for translation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/get-supported-glossary-formats
Start asynchronous batch document translation jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/translate-asynchronous
Call synchronous document translation REST endpoint	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/latest/rest-api/translate-synchronous
Cancel a batch document translation job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/cancel-translation
Get status for a specific document in a job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-document-status
Get status for all documents in a translation job	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-documents-status
Retrieve supported document formats via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-supported-document-formats
Retrieve supported glossary formats via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-supported-glossary-formats
Get status of a document translation request	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-translation-status
List translation jobs and statuses via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/get-translations-status
Navigate Document translation REST API operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/rest-api-guide
Start batch document translation via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/start-batch-translation
Use synchronous text translation REST API for documents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/reference/translate-document
Integrate with adaptive custom translation (AdaptCT) API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/foundry/adaptive-custom-translation
Build Power Automate flows with Translator v3 connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/connector/document-translation-flow
Configure Power Automate flows with Translator v3 connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/connector/text-translator-flow
Use Azure Translator text translation REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/rest-api-guide
Call Azure Translator transliterate REST method	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/2026-06-06/transliterate-api
Use Azure Translator neural dictionary in apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-neural-dictionary
Use Azure Translator REST APIs with code examples	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/how-to/use-rest-api
Integrate Azure Translator via SDK client libraries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/quickstart/client-library-sdk
Call Azure Translator REST API programmatically	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/text-translation/quickstart/rest-api

Deployment

Topic	URL
Install and run Azure Translator containers with Docker	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/install-run