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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L36-L41 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Translator errors: container startup/runtime issues, usage/FAQ problems, known service bugs, and interpreting HTTP status/error codes for troubleshooting. |
| Best Practices | L42-L51 | Best practices for preparing training data, training Custom Translator models, using glossaries, building reliable batch document workflows, and operational guidance/FAQs for Azure Translator. |
| Decision Making | L52-L61 | Guides for choosing Translator models, regions, and infrastructure, and for planning and executing migrations/upgrades between Translator API versions and Custom Translator platforms. |
| Limits & Quotas | L62-L67 | Language, locale, and feature availability for Azure Translator/Translator Pro, plus text and document size, rate, and usage limits and quotas. |
| Security | L68-L79 | Securing Azure Translator: auth (keys, Entra ID, SAS, managed identities), firewall/VNet access, customer-managed keys, and secure deployments (incl. Foundry Tools). |
| Configuration | L80-L101 | Configuring Azure Translator: resource setup, containers, Custom Translator projects, API parameters (translate/detect/dictionary), tagging, profanity filters, alignment, transliteration, and monitoring usage. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L102-L141 | How to call Translator REST/SDK APIs and containers for text, transliteration, and document translation, manage jobs/status, formats, glossaries, and integrate custom/adaptive models and Power Automate flows. |
| Deployment | L142-L145 | Running Translator as a Docker container: setup, configuration, authentication, environment variables, and deployment best practices on local or on-prem infrastructure. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Operational guidance and FAQs for Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/faq |
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 |
| Choose Azure Translator regions and endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/region-support |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Check language and feature support in Azure Translator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/language-support |
| Azure Translator text and document service limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/service-limits |
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Deploy and run Azure Translator container with Docker | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/install-run |