Building Assistants with Azure AI Foundry
38mIntermediate2025-04-23
Authors

Bryan Li
Founder of Cyber Tech & Risk, Chief Catalyst at Enlighteni
Course details
Azure AI Foundry and the Assistants API can help accelerate your development of powerful AI assistants, boosting your productivity and streamlining your workflow. In this course, designed for AI developers, architects, and technical decision-makers, instructor Bryan Li delves into the essentials of building AI assistants using Azure AI Foundry and the Assistants API. Discover the key concepts, components, and workflow of the Assistants API, and how to create an AI assistant project on Azure AI Foundry. Along the way, Bryan shows you how to set up your AI assistant, enable Code Interpreter to enhance AI-generated results, add functions to call custom services, and use File Search to add specialized knowledge. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to get started building AI assistants using Azure AI Foundry.
Learning objectives
Understand the concepts, components, and workflow of AI assistants.
Create custom AI assistants using Azure AI Foundry and the Assistants API.
Leverage the Assistants API tools including Code Interpreter, File Search, and function calling.
Learning objectives
Understand the concepts, components, and workflow of AI assistants.
Create custom AI assistants using Azure AI Foundry and the Assistants API.
Leverage the Assistants API tools including Code Interpreter, File Search, and function calling.
Skills covered
Azure AI FoundryProgramming FoundationsAI Productivity ToolsGenerative AIArtificial Intelligence FoundationsAzureSoftware Development ToolsArtificial Intelligence for BusinessArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business Software and ToolsMicrosoftSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Building your AI assistants with Azure AI Foundry
1. Get Started with AI Assistants
- 02 - What is the Assistants API
- 03 - Create a project in Azure AI Foundry
- 04 - Use the Assistants playground to build an AI assistant
- 05 - Use code to build your AI assistant
2. Leverage the Assistants API Tools
- 06 - Use Code Interpreter in the Assistants playground
- 07 - Use Code Interpreter in the Assistants API
- 08 - Use the File Search tool in the Assistants playground
- 09 - Use the File Search tool in the Assistants API
- 10 - Use function calling in your AI assistant
Conclusion
- 11 - Next steps