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azure-search-documents-pyPurpose, usage and source
Azure AI Search SDK for Python. Use for vector search, hybrid search, semantic ranking, indexing, and skillsets. Triggers: "azure-search-documents", "SearchClient", "SearchIndexClient", "vector search", "hybrid search", "semantic search".
Source retrieved:
- Source repository
- microsoft/skills
- SKILL.md
.github/plugins/azure-sdk-python/skills/azure-search-documents-py/SKILL.md- Repository stars
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- Repository updated
- 2026-10-31
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- Cloud
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License: MIT
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What this Skill does
Azure AI Search SDK for Python. Use for vector search, hybrid search, semantic ranking, indexing, and skillsets. Triggers: "azure-search-documents", "SearchClient", "SearchIndexClient", "vector search", "hybrid search", "semantic search".
How the upstream workflow works
Azure AI Search SDK for Python
Full-text, vector, and hybrid search with AI enrichment capabilities.
Upstream passage · L13 ↗Authentication & Lifecycle
> 🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below: > > 1. It works locally (Azure CLI / VS Code / Developer CLI) and in Azure (managed identity, workload identity) with no code change.
Upstream passage · L32 ↗Legacy: API Key (existing keyed deployments)
New code should use DefaultAzureCredential above. Use AzureKeyCredential only if you have an existing keyed deployment that hasn't been migrated to Entra ID yet — for example, regulated environments still completing their Entra rollout. The same AzureKeyCredential works with SearchIndexClient and SearchIndexerClient for admin operations.
Requirements and setup
pip install azure-search-documentsLimits and quality checks
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