Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure
Microsoft Learn
Last updated February 28, 2026
A six-module, hands-on introduction to building AI solutions on Azure using Microsoft Foundry. After a grounding in how AI development works on Azure and Foundry's endpoints, it moves through the common AI workloads a developer encounters: generative AI and agents, text analysis, speech, computer vision, and information extraction. Several modules include exercises where you build lightweight Python clients against Foundry tools, so the learning is practical rather than conceptual. Roughly five hours, self-paced. The path is also designed to help prepare for Exam AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals.
What you'll learn
- Building AI applications on Azure with Microsoft Foundry and its endpoints
- Working with generative AI models and agents in Foundry
- Text analysis with a lightweight Python client
- Speech recognition and synthesis, and computer vision tasks
- AI-powered information extraction from documents and content
Frequently asked questions about Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure
Who is Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure for?
Developers and aspiring AI engineers with basic Python who want a hands-on tour of Azure's AI services.
Is Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure free?
Yes — Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure is completely free to take.
What are the prerequisites for Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure?
A basic understanding of computing concepts and Python.
Do you need to code for Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure?
Yes — Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure involves hands-on coding.
Why we suggest this course
For developers and aspiring AI engineers who want a broad, hands-on tour of Azure's AI services in one place, this path covers the full spread — agents, language, speech, vision, and document understanding — anchored in Microsoft Foundry. It is genuinely a builder's path, not an overview. One thing to know: it assumes a basic understanding of computing concepts and Python and involves working directly in Azure, so it is not a no-code introduction. It is described as preparing you for the Azure AI Fundamentals exam, but the path itself is study material — passing that separate exam is what earns the certification.