# Basic API Requests

Using the Bing Search API is a straightforward process. You send a GET request to our SERP API and return real time results in a JSON format. In order to scrape Bing via our SERP API, you only need to pass three <mark style="background-color:red;">required</mark> [parameters](https://docs.webscrapingapi.com/bing-search-api/getting-started/api-parameters) to your request:

* `api_key` - Your [personal API key](https://docs.webscrapingapi.com/getting-started/access-the-api#the-api-key), used to authenticate your requests
* `engine` - always set to `bing` for this API
* `q` - The keyword you are targeting

The most basic URL example for an authorised request on our Bing API is:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>&q=<KEYWORD>
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Depending on your implementation, the `q` parameter's value should be URL encoded.
{% endhint %}

### The Bing API Integration Examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --request GET --url "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>&q=shoes"
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="NodeJS" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "serpapi.webscrapingapi.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes",
  "headers": {}
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```python
import requests

API_KEY = '<YOUR_API_KEY>'
SCRAPER_URL = 'https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2'

PARAMS = {
    "api_key":API_KEY,
    "engine":"bing",
    "q":"shoes"
}

response = requests.get(SCRAPER_URL, params=PARAMS)

print(response.text)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```php
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```java
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes")
  .asString();
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title=".NET" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```csharp
var client = new RestClient("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v2?engine=bing&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=shoes")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Response Example</summary>

```
{
    "general": {
        "search_engine": "bing",
        "query": "shoes",
        "results_cnt": 5780000,
        "country_code": "XL",
        "language": "es-ES",
        "mobile": false,
        "search_type": "text",
        "page_title": "shoes - Búsqueda",
        "timestamp": "2024-10-14T12:21:27.562Z"
    },
    "top_ads": [
        {
            "title": "Shop for Women's Shoes & more - Amazon.com® Official Site",
            "link": "https://www.amazon.com › Shop › WomensShoes",
            "referral_link": "https://www.bing.com/aclick?ld=e8Fv0_JLbSGpMnc55XsCgMIjVUCUwfTWf_THMPg2x_cKqadoAGDbJgWjCqjdR596HkiT3d9VYekvxdvyqhv_55z3iMJY7kieD7YIIYg_KliRM_NicxihldUjA6kZ2Gf_twx9sV9FH_AQ3Gg426qUyguLtBCq0on2-WS7GVmJEVaehiPYtIhAjEBnt6NaTQnQUAZdsEEw&u=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&rlid=67a864a020d4152ecf1303ad2c12f4fa",
            "rank": 1,
            "global_rank": 1
        },
        {
            "title": "Sneackers Shoes on ebay - Seriously, We Have Sneackers Shoes",
            "link": "www.ebay.com",
            "referral_link": "https://www.bing.com/aclick?ld=e80dGkWHIWwy12iQc0-CPfsTVUCUzEpzVMmFbUNn4Kc4LP_cmC3qAC2xfYvtXpWfv7R0ITNxCdnOg3sHv-vFaglp3ZMnup2ttBEV83cALe2ZErQqmK9YcdtDi3ayIrt7lRlmTHABuZMCwVwK9CtqsmxGbPUV561kwK646QGP8keEdPWeLSqgBzmJUunQI9yoPiSj_Ejw&u=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&rlid=eb0f7a23663713744c101d2e6af102ac",
            "rank": 2,
            "global_rank": 2
        }
    ],
    "bottom_ads": [
        {
            "title": "Shop for Women's Shoes & more - Amazon.com® Official Site",
            "link": "https://www.amazon.com › Shop › WomensShoes",
            "referral_link": "https://www.bing.com/aclick?ld=e8Fv0_JLbSGpMnc55XsCgMIjVUCUwfTWf_THMPg2x_cKqadoAGDbJgWjCqjdR596HkiT3d9VYekvxdvyqhv_55z3iMJY7kieD7YIIYg_KliRM_NicxihldUjA6kZ2Gf_twx9sV9FH_AQ3Gg426qUyguLtBCq0on2-WS7GVmJEVaehiPYtIhAjEBnt6NaTQnQUAZdsEEw&u=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&rlid=67a864a020d4152ecf1303ad2c12f4fa",
            "rank": 1,
            "global_rank": 13
        },
        {
            "title": "Sneackers Shoes on ebay - Seriously, We Have Sneackers Shoes",
            "link": "www.ebay.com",
            "referral_link": "https://www.bing.com/aclick?ld=e80dGkWHIWwy12iQc0-CPfsTVUCUzEpzVMmFbUNn4Kc4LP_cmC3qAC2xfYvtXpWfv7R0ITNxCdnOg3sHv-vFaglp3ZMnup2ttBEV83cALe2ZErQqmK9YcdtDi3ayIrt7lRlmTHABuZMCwVwK9CtqsmxGbPUV561kwK646QGP8keEdPWeLSqgBzmJUunQI9yoPiSj_Ejw&u=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&rlid=eb0f7a23663713744c101d2e6af102ac",
            "rank": 2,
            "global_rank": 14
        }
    ],
    "organic": [
        {
            "link": "https://metroshoes.com.pa/",
            "display_link": "https://metroshoes.com.pa",
            "title": "Home MetroShoes - Tienda oficial de Ropa y …",
            "rank": 1,
            "global_rank": 3
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bbb.com.pa/",
            "display_link": "https://www.bbb.com.pa",
            "title": "bbb Shoes & Boots",
            "description": "MujerHombreNiñasNiñosAccesoriosOFERTAS",
            "rank": 2,
            "global_rank": 4
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bbb.com.pa/mujer",
            "display_link": "https://www.bbb.com.pa › mujer",
            "title": "Zapatos para mujer, depor - bbb",
            "description": "WEBLuce a la moda sin esfuerzo con zapatos para mujer de diferentes estilos. Elige tus favoritos según la ocasión y lleva la originalidad contigo. Ingresa a BBB.",
            "rank": 3,
            "global_rank": 12
        }
    ],
    "related": [
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=female+shoes&FORM=QSRE1",
            "text": "female shoes",
            "rank": 1,
            "global_rank": 15
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes+women&FORM=QSRE2",
            "text": "shoes women",
            "rank": 2,
            "global_rank": 16
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=outdoor+shoes&FORM=QSRE3",
            "text": "outdoor shoes",
            "rank": 3,
            "global_rank": 17
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=famous+shoes&FORM=QSRE4",
            "text": "famous shoes",
            "rank": 4,
            "global_rank": 18
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=famous+footwear+official+website&FORM=QSRE5",
            "text": "famous footwear official website",
            "rank": 5,
            "global_rank": 19
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes+online&FORM=QSRE6",
            "text": "shoes online",
            "rank": 6,
            "global_rank": 20
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=footwear+online+shop&FORM=QSRE7",
            "text": "footwear online shop",
            "rank": 7,
            "global_rank": 21
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=famous+footwear&FORM=QSRE8",
            "text": "famous footwear",
            "rank": 8,
            "global_rank": 22
        }
    ],
    "images": [
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=D038C203DD8DB6280D77AE83180C295539982F49&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.ZxQM47KwVgtd2WpzealytQHaHa&w=171&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 171 x 150. Fuente: www.gq.co.za",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.ZxQM47KwVgtd2WpzealytQHaHa&w=171&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 1,
            "global_rank": 5
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=80900681399662C0D4693787824A6AC0701E7163&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP._BwdoZP9-VyqLAj44k9EiwHaE8&w=248&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 248 x 150. Fuente: www.pexels.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP._BwdoZP9-VyqLAj44k9EiwHaE8&w=248&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 2,
            "global_rank": 6
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=82F84DBAE26BE983890933347D88FBA8106DEDFC&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.mL9GqnkuX82xRnPyV7lvJAHaHa&w=173&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 173 x 150. Fuente: www.etsy.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.mL9GqnkuX82xRnPyV7lvJAHaHa&w=173&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 3,
            "global_rank": 7
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=1F4642575FEBCE65175995CBA87C104881C150D7&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.RBr0sduFas_PMPySBwZnjAHaHa&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 147 x 150. Fuente: www.temu.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.RBr0sduFas_PMPySBwZnjAHaHa&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 4,
            "global_rank": 8
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=2CEB7F55AE73C5A3F80980C7A675EC8BB1059F9C&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.iesP9V0PgiMHP0tElHTSSgAAAA&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 147 x 150. Fuente: www.temu.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.iesP9V0PgiMHP0tElHTSSgAAAA&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 5,
            "global_rank": 9
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=759A2EABE0B50FB913DF347F58890EF0B97D74DC&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.ht47OQS6uszuFVXeG3jRnAHaHa&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 147 x 150. Fuente: tennisnuts.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.ht47OQS6uszuFVXeG3jRnAHaHa&w=147&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 6,
            "global_rank": 10
        },
        {
            "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shoes&id=C80EB43F32BD94B9B9BBF633B35DA80189F10D3B&FORM=IQFRBA",
            "image": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.YWLqzwgxHxFZSlDSM1uMtAHaHn&w=143&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "image_alt": "Tamaño de Resultado de imágenes de Shoes.: 143 x 150. Fuente: mungfali.com",
            "image_url": "https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.YWLqzwgxHxFZSlDSM1uMtAHaHn&w=143&h=150&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&r=0&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2",
            "rank": 7,
            "global_rank": 11
        }
    ],
    "pagination": {
        "current_page": 1,
        "next_page": 2,
        "next_page_link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=shoes&sc=10-5&qs=n&sk=&cvid=7E7228FADE1EB660479DD98270245DE8&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&FPIG=50B0400112484682A9D4283937787E53&first=4&FORM=PORE",
        "next_page_start": 4,
        "pages": [
            {
                "page": 2,
                "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=shoes&sc=10-5&qs=n&sk=&cvid=7E7228FADE1EB660479DD98270245DE8&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&FPIG=50B0400112484682A9D4283937787E53&first=4&FORM=PERE",
                "start": 4
            },
            {
                "page": 3,
                "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=shoes&sc=10-5&qs=n&sk=&cvid=7E7228FADE1EB660479DD98270245DE8&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&FPIG=50B0400112484682A9D4283937787E53&first=14&FORM=PERE1",
                "start": 14
            },
            {
                "page": 4,
                "link": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=shoes&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=shoes&sc=10-5&qs=n&sk=&cvid=7E7228FADE1EB660479DD98270245DE8&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&FPIG=50B0400112484682A9D4283937787E53&first=24&FORM=PERE2",
                "start": 24
            }
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