Custom Web Search API v7 query parameters
The following are the query parameters that the request may include. The Required column indicates whether you must specify the parameter. You must URL encode the query parameter values.
Name | Value | Type | Required |
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cc | A 2-character country code of the country where the results come from. For a list of possible values, see Market codes. If you set this parameter, you must also specify the Accept-Language header. Bing uses the first supported language it finds in the specified languages and combines it with the country code to determine the market to return results for. If the languages list does not include a supported language, Bing finds the closest language and market that supports the request. Or, Bing may use an aggregated or default market for the results. To know which market Bing used, get the BingAPIs-Market header in the response. Use this query parameter and the Accept-Language header only if you specify multiple languages. Otherwise, you should use the mkt and setLang query parameters.This parameter and the mkt query parameter are mutually exclusive — do not specify both. |
String | No |
count | The number of search results to return in the response. The default is 10 and the maximum value is 50. The actual number delivered may be less than requested. Use this parameter along with the offset parameter to page results. For more information, see Paging results.For example, if your user interface displays 10 search results per page, set count to 10 and offset to 0 to get the first page of results. For each subsequent page, increment offset by 10 (for example, 0, 10, 20). It is possible for multiple pages to include some overlap in results. This parameter affects only webpage results and has no impact on the number of results that Bing returns for other answers in the search results such as images or videos. |
UnsignedShort | No |
customConfig | Unique identifier that identifies your custom search instance. | String | Yes |
mkt | The market where the results come from. Typically, mkt is the country where the user is making the request from. However, it could be a different country if the user is not located in a country where Bing delivers results. The market must be in the form <language>-<country/region>. For example, en-US. The string is case insensitive. For a list of possible market values, see Market codes.NOTE: If known, you are encouraged to always specify the market. Specifying the market helps Bing route the request and return an appropriate and optimal response. If you specify a market that is not listed in Market codes, Bing uses a best fit market code based on an internal mapping that is subject to change. To know which market Bing used, get the BingAPIs-Market header in the response. This parameter and the cc query parameter are mutually exclusive — do not specify both. |
String | No |
offset | The zero-based offset that indicates the number of search results to skip before returning results. The default is 0. The offset should be less than (totalEstimatedMatches - count ).Use this parameter along with the count parameter to page results. For example, if your user interface displays 10 search results per page, set count to 10 and offset to 0 to get the first page of results. For each subsequent page, increment offset by 10 (for example, 0, 10, 20). It is possible for multiple pages to include some overlap in results. |
Unsigned Short | No |
q | The user's search query term. The term may not be empty. NOTE: The query string must not contain Bing Advanced Operators. Including them may adversely affect the custom search experience. |
String | Yes |
safeSearch | Used to filter webpages for adult content. The following are the possible filter values:
NOTE: If the request comes from a market that Bing's adult policy requires that safeSearch be set to Strict, Bing ignores the safeSearch value and uses Strict.NOTE: If you use the site: query operator, there is a chance that the response may contain adult content regardless of what the safeSearch query parameter is set to. Use site: only if you are aware of the content on the site and your scenario supports the possibility of adult content. |
String | No |
setLang | The language to use for user interface strings. You may specify the language using either a 2-letter or 4-letter code. Using 4-letter codes is preferred. For a list of supported language codes, see Bing supported languages. Bing loads the localized strings if setlang contains a valid 2-letter neutral culture code (fr) or a valid 4-letter specific culture code (fr-ca). For example, for fr-ca, Bing loads the fr neutral culture code strings.If setlang is not valid (for example, zh) or Bing doesn’t support the language (for example, af, af-na), Bing defaults to en (English).To specify the 2-letter code, set this parameter to an ISO 639-1 language code. To specify the 4-letter code, use the form <language>-<country/region> where <language> is an ISO 639-1 language code (neutral culture) and <country/region> is an ISO 3166 country/region (specific culture) code. For example, use en-US for United States English. Although optional, you should always specify the language. Typically, you set setLang to the same language specified by mkt unless the user wants the user interface strings displayed in a different language.This parameter and the Accept-Language header are mutually exclusive — do not specify both. A user interface string is a string that's used as a label in a user interface. There are few user interface strings in the JSON response objects. Also, any links to Bing.com properties in the response objects use the specified language. |
String | No |
textDecorations | A Boolean value that determines whether display strings in the results should contain decoration markers such as hit highlighting characters. If true, the strings may include markers. The default is false. To specify whether to use Unicode characters or HTML tags as the markers, see the textFormat query parameter. For information about hit highlighting, see Hit highlighting. |
Boolean | No |
textFormat | The type of markers to use for text decorations (see the textDecorations query parameter).The following are the possible values:
For a list of markers and information about processing strings with the embedded Unicode characters, see Hit highlighting. For display strings that contain escapable HTML characters such as <, >, and &, if textFormat is set to HTML, Bing escapes the characters as appropriate (for example, < is escaped to <). |
String | No |
Image filter query parameters
The following are the optional query parameters that you can use to filter the images that Custom Image Search API returns. You must URL encode the query parameters.
Name | Value | Type |
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aspect | Filter images by the following aspect ratios:
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String |
color | Filter images by the following color options:
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String |
freshness | Filter images by the following discovery options:
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String |
height | Filter images that have the specified height, in pixels. You may use this filter with the size filter to return; for example, small images that have a height of 150 pixels. |
UnsignedShort |
imageContent | Filter images by the following content types:
|
String |
imageType | Filter images by the following image types:
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String |
license | Filter images by the following license types:
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String |
maxFileSize | Filter images that are less than or equal to the specified file size. The maximum file size that you may specify is 520,192 bytes. If you specify a larger value, the API uses 520,192. It is possible that the response may include images that are slightly larger than the specified maximum. You may specify this filter and minFileSize to filter images within a range of file sizes. |
Integer |
maxHeight | Filter images that have a height that is less than or equal to the specified height. Specify the height in pixels. You may specify this filter and minHeight to filter images within a range of heights.This filter and the height filter are mutually exclusive. |
Integer |
maxWidth | Filter images that have a width that is less than or equal to the specified width. Specify the width in pixels. You may specify this filter and maxWidth to filter images within a range of widths.This filter and the width filter are mutually exclusive. |
Integer |
minFileSize | Filter images that are greater than or equal to the specified file size. The maximum file size that you may specify is 520,192 bytes. If you specify a larger value, the API uses 520,192. It is possible that the response may include images that are slightly smaller than the specified minimum. You may specify this filter and maxFileSize to filter images within a range of file sizes. |
Integer |
minHeight | Filter images that have a height that is greater than or equal to the specified height. Specify the height in pixels. You may specify this filter and maxHeight to filter images within a range of heights.This filter and the height filter are mutually exclusive. |
Integer |
minWidth | Filter images that have a width that is greater than or equal to the specified width. Specify the width in pixels. You may specify this filter and maxWidth to filter images within a range of widths.This filter and the width filter are mutually exclusive. |
Integer |
size | Filter images by the following sizes:
height or width parameters. For example, you may use height and size to request small images that are 150 pixels tall. |
String |
width | Filter images that have the specified width, in pixels. You may use this filter with the size filter to return small images that have a width of 150 pixels. |
UnsignedShort |
Video filter query parameters
The following are the optional query parameters that you can use to filter the videos that Custom Video Search API returns. You must URL encode the query parameters.