Vectorize
azure_openai_vectorize(batch, api_key=None, azure_endpoint=None, api_version=None, model=None, max_retries=5)
Generates vector embeddings of each string item in a list. Uses the Azure OpenAI service.
Note: temperature is intentionally not exposed here — it does not apply to embedding generation, which is deterministic at the API level.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
batch
|
list[str]
|
A list of strings to vectorize. |
required |
api_key
|
str | None
|
Access key for the Azure OpenAI resource |
None
|
azure_endpoint
|
str | None
|
Your Azure endpoint, including the resource, e.g. https://example-resource.azure.openai.com/. if not provided will default to environment variable |
None
|
api_version
|
str | None
|
API version for Azure resource. |
None
|
model
|
str | None
|
Model deployment name within the Azure resource. If not provided will default to environment variable |
None
|
max_retries
|
int
|
Maximum number of unsuccessful call attempts to the OpenAI service before returning an error. |
5
|
Returns:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
embeddings |
list[list[float]]
|
A list of vector embeddings |