# Bing Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/bing/search)

> Returns Bing's first page of organic results for a search, each with its position, title, link, displayed address, domain, site name, snippet and date, plus Bing's estimated result count, a corrected query, related searches and People Also Ask questions where Bing shows them. Bing's deeper pages are not served; GET /v1/bing/rank scans up to 200 positions for one domain.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/bing/search` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | The search, for example best running shoes. |
| `market` | no | Bing market, for example en-US, en-GB, de-DE or ja-JP (38 in all). Default en-US. |
| `country` | no | Two-letter country, only when it should differ from the market's. |
| `language` | no | Language code such as en or de, only when it should differ from the market's. |
| `safe_search` | no | strict, moderate or off. (strict \| moderate \| off) |
| `time_range` | no | any, day, week, month or year: only pages published or updated within it. (any \| day \| week \| month \| year) |
| `device` | no | desktop or mobile: which results page to read. (desktop \| mobile) |
| `limit` | no | Results to return, 1 to 10. Default 10. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/bing/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=best running shoes" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I get Bing search results with an API?

Call GET /v1/bing/search with query set to the search, for example best running shoes. It returns Bing's first page of organic results.

### What does each Bing result include?

Each result has its position, title, link, displayed address, domain, site name, snippet and date. The response also carries Bing's estimated result count, a corrected query, related searches and People Also Ask questions where Bing shows them.

### Can I read page 2 of Bing results?

No. Bing serves page 1 only, and the deeper pages are not served. To see how far down a domain sits, GET /v1/bing/rank scans up to 200 positions for one domain.

### Which Bing market and filters can I set?

market takes a Bing market such as en-US, en-GB, de-DE or ja-JP (38 in all) and defaults to en-US. country and language apply only when they should differ from the market's, safe_search takes strict, moderate or off, and device takes desktop or mobile.

### How much does this Bing endpoint cost?

Each call costs 1 credit on the standard tier. There is no subscription, and 100 free credits cover 100 calls.

See the full Bing API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/bing

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I get Bing search results as JSON with an API?
- Is there a Bing search API that returns People Also Ask questions?