KnowledgeBase Class

Represents a knowledge base definition.

Constructor

KnowledgeBase(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)

Methods

as_dict

Return a dict that can be turned into json using json.dump.

clear

Remove all items from the dictionary.

copy
get

Get the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :param str key: The key to look up. :param any default: The value to return if key is not in the dictionary. Defaults to None :returns: The value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :rtype: any

items
keys
pop

Removes specified key and return the corresponding value. :param str key: The key to pop. :param any default: The value to return if key is not in the dictionary :returns: The value corresponding to the key. :rtype: any :raises KeyError: If key is not found and default is not given.

popitem

Removes and returns some (key, value) pair :returns: The (key, value) pair. :rtype: tuple :raises KeyError: if the dictionary is empty.

setdefault

Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary; otherwise set the key to default and return default. :param str key: The key to look up. :param any default: The value to set if key is not in the dictionary :returns: The value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :rtype: any

update

Update the dictionary from a mapping or an iterable of key-value pairs. :param any args: Either a mapping object or an iterable of key-value pairs.

values

as_dict

Return a dict that can be turned into json using json.dump.

as_dict(*, exclude_readonly: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]

Keyword-Only Parameters

Name Description
exclude_readonly

Whether to remove the readonly properties.

Default value: False

Returns

Type Description

A dict JSON compatible object

clear

Remove all items from the dictionary.

clear() -> None

copy

copy() -> Model

get

Get the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :param str key: The key to look up. :param any default: The value to return if key is not in the dictionary. Defaults to None :returns: The value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :rtype: any

get(key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any

Parameters

Name Description
key
Required
default
Default value: None

items

items() -> ItemsView[str, Any]

Returns

Type Description

a set-like object providing a view on the mapping's items

keys

keys() -> KeysView[str]

Returns

Type Description

a set-like object providing a view on the mapping's keys

pop

Removes specified key and return the corresponding value. :param str key: The key to pop. :param any default: The value to return if key is not in the dictionary :returns: The value corresponding to the key. :rtype: any :raises KeyError: If key is not found and default is not given.

pop(key: str, default: ~typing.Any = <object object>) -> Any

Parameters

Name Description
key
Required
default

popitem

Removes and returns some (key, value) pair :returns: The (key, value) pair. :rtype: tuple :raises KeyError: if the dictionary is empty.

popitem() -> tuple[str, Any]

setdefault

Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary; otherwise set the key to default and return default. :param str key: The key to look up. :param any default: The value to set if key is not in the dictionary :returns: The value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default. :rtype: any

setdefault(key: str, default: ~typing.Any = <object object>) -> Any

Parameters

Name Description
key
Required
default

update

Update the dictionary from a mapping or an iterable of key-value pairs. :param any args: Either a mapping object or an iterable of key-value pairs.

update(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None

values

values() -> ValuesView[Any]

Returns

Type Description

an object providing a view on the mapping's values

Attributes

answer_instructions

Instructions considered by the knowledge base when generating answers.

answer_instructions: str | None

cors_options

Options to control Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for the knowledge base.

cors_options: '_models.CorsOptions' | None

description

The description of the knowledge base.

description: str | None

e_tag

The ETag of the knowledge base.

e_tag: str | None

encryption_key

A description of an encryption key that you create in Azure Key Vault.

encryption_key: '_models.SearchResourceEncryptionKey' | None

knowledge_sources

Knowledge sources referenced by this knowledge base. Required.

knowledge_sources: list['_models.KnowledgeSourceReference']

models

Contains configuration options on how to connect to AI models.

models: list['_models.KnowledgeBaseModel'] | None

name

The name of the knowledge base. Required.

name: str

output_mode

"extractiveData" and "answerSynthesis".

output_mode: str | '_knowledgebases_models3.KnowledgeRetrievalOutputMode' | None

retrieval_instructions

Instructions considered by the knowledge base when developing query plan.

retrieval_instructions: str | None

retrieval_reasoning_effort

The retrieval reasoning effort configuration.

retrieval_reasoning_effort: '_knowledgebases_models3.KnowledgeRetrievalReasoningEffort' | None

retrieve_defaults

Persisted request-wide retrieve defaults for this knowledge base. These values apply to retrieve requests that omit the corresponding fields; request-time values take precedence when present.

retrieve_defaults: '_models.KnowledgeBaseRetrieveDefaults' | None

tags

User-defined key-value pairs for categorizing the knowledge base and attributing its usage and costs.

tags: dict[str, str] | None