Azure AI Openai Dotnet
Azure OpenAI SDK for .NET.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-ai-openai-dotnet -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- microsoft/skills3.2k
- Category
- DevOps
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Azure OpenAI SDK for .NET. Client library for Azure OpenAI and OpenAI services. Use for chat completions, embeddings, image generation, audio transcription, and assistants. Triggers: "Azure OpenAI", "AzureOpenAIClient", "ChatClient", "chat completions .NET", "GPT-4", "embeddings", "DALL-E", "Whisper", "OpenAI .NET".
Azure.AI.OpenAI (.NET)
Client library for Azure OpenAI Service providing access to OpenAI models including GPT-4, GPT-4o, embeddings, DALL-E, and Whisper.
Installation
dotnet add package Azure.AI.OpenAI
# For OpenAI (non-Azure) compatibility
dotnet add package OpenAI
Current Version: 2.1.0 (stable)
Environment Variables
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=https://<resource-name>.openai.azure.com # Required: Azure OpenAI endpoint
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<api-key> # Only required for AzureKeyCredential auth
AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=gpt-4o-mini # Required: model deployment name
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
Client Hierarchy
AzureOpenAIClient (top-level)
├── GetChatClient(deploymentName) → ChatClient
├── GetEmbeddingClient(deploymentName) → EmbeddingClient
├── GetImageClient(deploymentName) → ImageClient
├── GetAudioClient(deploymentName) → AudioClient
└── GetAssistantClient() → AssistantClient
Authentication
API Key Authentication
using Azure;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
AzureOpenAIClient client = new(
new Uri(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT")!),
new AzureKeyCredential(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY")!));
Microsoft Entra Token Credential
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
