AzureOpenAI web search API

Question

1) AzureOpenAI web search API: Do you know whether the web search feature that is currently available in OpenAI will be available on Azure? https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-web-search?api-mode=chat

 

2) Streaming tokens using Azure Function: We are currently using Azure function as our backend to power our KM Platform. We saw this document on streaming tokens and it initializes the function app using "func.FunctionApp". However, we are using "func.AsgiFunctionApp". Is token streaming possible in "func.AsgiFunctionApp"? We cannot find a documentation on this.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurecompute/azure-functions-support-for-http-streams-in-python-is-now-in-preview/4146697

Answer 1

Hi David Crist Charlie

1. AzureOpenAI Web Search API Availability

Azure has been expanding its AI capabilities, but there is no official confirmation that the web search feature from OpenAI will be directly available in Azure OpenAI Service. However, Azure AI Search has introduced agentic retrieval, which enhances search capabilities by using LLM-driven query planning. You can explore Azure AI Search as an alternative for intelligent search functionalities. announcing-the-availability-of-azure-openai-data-zones-and-latest-updates

2. Streaming Tokens with func.AsgiFunctionApp

Azure Functions supports ASGI-compatible frameworks, including FastAPI, for HTTP-triggered Python functions. While token streaming is officially documented for func.FunctionApp, there is no direct confirmation that it works with func.AsgiFunctionApp.

Kindly refer below link: azure-functions-python-stream

fastapi-on-azure-functions

Thank You.