How to get the ownership of Listings on Bing Places for Business

Question

We have some legacy Bing Business listings on Bing Places for Business, but we no longer have the login details for those accounts. We need to update or delete the incorrect listings.

We’ve tried to verify ownership, but we’re having trouble receiving the PIN sent to the company email addresses.

Could you please advise on the best way to recover access or verify these listings?

Thank you.

Answer 1

To recover access or verify ownership of your Bing Places for Business listings, you can follow these steps:

1. Request a PIN Resend: If you are not receiving the PIN sent to your company email addresses, ensure that the email addresses are correct and monitored. You may also want to check your spam or junk folders to ensure the emails are not being filtered out.
2. Provide Accurate Information: When attempting to verify ownership, make sure to provide as much accurate information as possible about your business, including the business name, address, and phone number associated with the listings.
3. Contact Support: If you continue to have trouble, consider reaching out to Bing Places for Business support for assistance. They may be able to help you verify ownership through other means or provide guidance on recovering access to your listings.
4. Documentation: Be prepared to provide any necessary documentation that proves your ownership of the business, such as business registration documents or other official correspondence.

By following these steps, you should be able to recover access to your listings or verify ownership successfully.

Answer 2

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out and explaining the issue. Bing Places listings are tied to the Microsoft account that originally claimed them, so if you’ve lost access, you can’t edit or delete them directly. Verification is required, and if the PIN email isn’t coming through, you’ll need alternative methods.

Start by confirming the email address on file and checking spam folders. If that’s not possible, try other options like requesting a postcard PIN, phone or SMS verification, or importing a verified Google Business Profile for instant approval. If these don’t work, clear your browser cache or use an Incognito window, then submit a support ticket through the Bing Places Help Center here: https://www.appcontacter.com/contact/com.microsoft.android.bingplaces/bing-places-for-business. Be ready to provide documents like business registration or utility bills so Bing can manually verify ownership.

If recovery isn’t possible, create a new Microsoft account, add your business as a new listing, and verify it. After that, ask Bing support to remove or mark the old listings as closed to avoid duplicates. Unfortunately, Bing doesn’t allow direct ownership transfers like Google does.

For more details, you can check this thread:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5609442/bing-for-places-pin-verification

Hope this helps! Let me know if you need clarification, I’m happy to help.

Warm regards,

Edward