Can I use Azure DocumentAnalysisClient with no credentials?

Question

I am trying to use azure's document analysis client but I don't use credentials for my form recognizer. I can make a simple request call to it and it works fine, like so:

import requests
my_endpoint = "http://form_recognizer...?api-version=2022-08-31"
data = "some data"
params = "some params"
requests.post(my_endpoint, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream'}, data=data, params=params)

The request works and it gives me the results I need. However, I would prefer to use DocumentAnalysisClient because it comes with several methods that would save me weeks of coding. However, this class requires a credential argument but I am not using credentials for this endpoint. It is an open HTTP endpoint, so how exactly can I use the class without providing any credentials?

from azure.ai.formrecognizer import DocumentAnalysisClient

client = DcoumentAnalysisClient(endpoint=my_endpoint, credential=...)

Answer 1

Can I use Azure DocumentAnalysisClient with no credentials?

According to this MS-Document, it is not possible to access DocumentAnalysisClient without credentials.

The DocumentAnalysisClient requires a credential to authenticate with the Azure service, either with AzureKeyCredential or Azure Active Directory credential.

For key credential, you need to pass the key of your Document intelligence AI service.

Code:

from azure.ai.formrecognizer import DocumentAnalysisClient
from azure.core.credentials import AzureKeyCredential

endpoint = "<Your-endpoint>"
credential = AzureKeyCredential("")
client = DocumentAnalysisClient(endpoint=endpoint, credential=credential)

For Active Directory credential, you need to use azure-identity to authenticate with Document intelligence AI service.

Code:

from azure.ai.formrecognizer import DocumentAnalysisClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential 

endpoint = "<Your-Endpoint>"
credential = DefaultAzureCredential() 
client = DocumentAnalysisClient(endpoint, credential)

Now, using the above authentication process, you can build all intelligent document processing solutions.

Reference: Quickstart: Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer) SDKs - Azure AI services | Microsoft Learn