Fetching Multiple Boundaries Using the Bing Maps API

Question

Hi,

We are currently using the following Bing Maps API to retrieve boundaries via C#: https://platform.bing.com/geo/spatial/v1/public/geodata?SpatialFilter=GetBoundary(...)

However, this API does not support fetching multiple boundaries at once. We would like to know if there is any other Bing Maps API available that allows retrieving multiple boundaries in a single request.

We appreciate your guidance on this and look forward to your response.

Answer 1

Hello Balasaheb Molawade,

The Bing Maps REST Services do not support fetching multiple boundaries in a single request directly. However, you can loop through multiple locations and make individual requests for each boundary using C#. Here's a sample implementation:
Ref doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/using-the-rest-services-with-net

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
    static readonly string bingMapsKey = "YOUR_BING_MAPS_KEY";
    static readonly string baseUrl = "https://platform.bing.com/geo/spatial/v1/public/Geodata";
    static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        string[] zipCodes = { "98004", "98005", "98007", "98008", "98039" };
        foreach (var zip in zipCodes)
        {
            string url = $"{baseUrl}?SpatialFilter=GetBoundary('{zip}',1,'Postcode1',1,0)&$format=json&key={bingMapsKey}";
            var boundary = await GetBoundaryAsync(url);
            Console.WriteLine($"Boundary for {zip}:\n{boundary}\n");
        }
    }
    static async Task GetBoundaryAsync(string url)
    {
        using HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
        return await client.GetStringAsync(url);
    }
}

Hope this helps!
Thank you!

Answer 2

Hi @Balasaheb Molawade

Please consider migrating to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-geodata as the Bing Maps APIs are retiring. You can leverage the "Azure Maps" tag for migration questions regarding Bing Maps for Enterprise.

https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2025-01/What-are-my-options-regarding-Bing-Maps-for-Enterprise-Retirement

Sincerely,

IoTGirl