Azure Translator

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Azure Translator

Expert knowledge for Azure Translator development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Translator text/document APIs, containers, Custom Translator models, glossaries, or secure auth/networking, 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 Document Intelligence (use azure-document-intelligence).

Source: /skills/azure-translator/SKILL.md

Azure Translator Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Translator. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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 L35-L42 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 L43-L51 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 L52-L60 Guidance on choosing custom vs baseline models, planning upgrades, selecting Document Translation infrastructure, and migrating apps between Translator API versions.
Limits & Quotas L61-L67 Language/feature and locale support matrices, plus usage limits and quotas for Azure Translator text, document translation, and Translator Pro.
Security L68-L79 Configuring secure access to Azure Translator: auth (keys, Entra ID, SAS, managed identities), network controls (VNets, firewalls, Foundry), and encryption with customer-managed keys.
Configuration L80-L104 Configuring Azure Translator and Custom Translator: containers, resources, APIs, parameters, filters, tagging, dictionaries, alignment, monitoring, and sovereign cloud setup.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L105-L142 Implementing Translator REST/SDK integrations for text and document translation, including containers, async jobs, status APIs, supported formats, glossaries, and custom/adaptive models.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Resolve common Azure Translator container issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/faq
Resolve common Azure Translator usage issues (FAQ) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/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
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

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
Check language and feature support in Azure Translator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/language-support
Service limits for Azure Translator text and documents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/service-limits
Check language and locale support in 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
Enable Azure Translator access behind firewalls https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/use-firewalls
Secure Azure Translator deployments in Foundry Tools 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 container runtime settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/configuration
Install and run Azure Translator Docker container https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/install-run
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
Create and configure Azure Translator resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/how-to/create-translator-resource
Use Azure Translator in sovereign cloud environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/reference/sovereign-clouds
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
Deploy user-managed glossary in Translator containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/deploy-user-managed-glossary
Call Translator container document translation API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-document-parameters
Use Translator container text translation parameters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/containers/translate-text-parameters
Use Translator container transliteration API parameters 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
Use asynchronous batch document translation with Azure 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
Call Azure Document Translation asynchronous REST API 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
Use Get document status in Translator Document Translation 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
Use 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 document translation flows with Translator connector https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/solutions/connector/document-translation-flow
Configure text translation flows using Translator 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