Bing Images API

Our Bing Images API allows you to scrape SERP results from Bing Images. The API is accessed through the following endpoint: /search?engine=bing_images.

Api Details

Endpoint GET https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search

Description
A user may query the following: https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search?engine=bing_images utilizing a GET request. Head to the for a live and interactive demo.

Request

HTTP Request

curl -X GET "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" \
  -d "engine=bing_images" \
  -d "q=Coffee" \
  -d "no_cache=false" \
  -d "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

params = {
    "engine": "bing_images",
    "q": "Coffee",
    "no_cache": "false",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", params=params)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

const params = {
  engine: "bing_images",
  q: "Coffee",
  no_cache: "false",
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
};

axios.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", { params })
  .then(response => console.log(response.data));

GET /search?engine=bing_images&q=Coffee&no_cache=false&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY HTTP/1.1
Host: serpapi.abcproxy.com

<?php
$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
$response = $client->get('https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search', [
    'query' => [
        'engine' => 'bing_images',
        'q' => 'Coffee',
        'no_cache' => 'false',
        'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    ]
]);
echo $response->getBody();

package main

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

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", nil)
    
    q := req.URL.Query()
    q.Add("engine", "bing_images")
    q.Add("q", "Coffee")
    q.Add("no_cache", "false")
    q.Add("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    log.Println(string(body))
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        var client = new HttpClient();
        var query = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
        query["engine"] = "bing_images";
        query["q"] = "Coffee";
        query["no_cache"] = "false";
        query["api_key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        var response = await client.GetAsync(
            $"https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search?{query}"
        );
        Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
    }
}

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String url = "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" +
            "?engine=bing_images" +
            "&q=Coffee" +
            "&no_cache=false" +
            "&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
        conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
        
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
            new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream())
        );
        String response = in.lines().collect(Collectors.joining());
        System.out.println(response);
    }
}

Parameters

Search Query

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

q

string

Yes

Parameter defines the search query. You can use anything that you would use in a regular Bing Images search.

coffee

Geographic Location

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

mkt

string

The market where the results come from (e.g. en-US). 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 Images API delivers results. The market must be in the form -. For example, en-US. The string is case insensitive. For a list of possible market values.

en-US

Localization

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

cc

string

us ,de, gb

Pagination

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

first

string

Parameter controls the offset of the organic results. This parameter defaults to 1.

10

count

string

Parameter controls the number of results per page. This parameter is only a suggestion and might not reflect the returned results.

100

Advanced Bing Images Parameters

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

imagesize

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by size. It can be set to: small - Small medium - Medium large - Large wallpaper - Extra Large

color2

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by color. It can be set to: color - Color Only bw - Black & white FGcls_RED - Red FGcls_ORGANGE - Orange FGcls_YELLOW - Yellow FGcls_GREEN - Green FGcls_TEAL - Teal FGcls_BLUE - Blue FGcls_PURPLE - Purple FGcls_PINK - Pink FGcls_BROWN - Brown FGcls_BLACK - Black FGcls_GRAY - Gray FGcls_WHITE - White

photo

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by image type. It can be set to: photo - Photo clipart - Clipart linedrawing - Line Drawing animatedgif - Animated GIF transparent - Transparent

aspect

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by layout. It can be set to: square - Square wide - Wide tall - Tall

face

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by people. It can be set to: face - Faces Only portrait - Head & Shoulders

age

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by date. It can be set to: lt1440 - Past 24 hours lt10080 - Past week lt43200 - Past month lt525600 - Past year

license

string

Parameter is used for filtering images by license. It can be set to: Type-Any - All Creative Commons L1 - Public Domain L2_L3_L4_L5_L6_L7 - Free to share and use L2_L3_L4 - Free to share and use commercially L2_L3_L5_L6 - Free to modify, share and use L2_L3 - Free to modify, share, and use commercially

Serpapi Parameters

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

engine

string

Yes

Set parameter to bing_images to use the Bing Images API engine.

bing_images

no_c1ache

boolean

Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Patents results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month.

true or false

api_key

string

Yes

Parameter defines the SerpApi private key to use.

YOUR_API_KEY

Response

Success 200

Response Body

{
  "code": 200,
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "bing_images",
    "no_cache": true,
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "q": "Coffee"
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "created_at": "2025-04-09 11:11:24",
    "bing_images_url": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Coffee",
    "raw_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/b75b0adea617ab6d/6944c1f3-a0e2-47e9-b16a-6e959edb857e.html",
    "xray_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/b75b0adea617ab6d/6944c1f3-a0e2-47e9-b16a-6e959edb857e.xray",
    "total_time_taken": "13.1630",
    "id": "6944c1f3-a0e2-47e9-b16a-6e959edb857e",
    "json_endpoint": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/b75b0adea617ab6d/6944c1f3-a0e2-47e9-b16a-6e959edb857e.json"
  },
  "shopping_results": [
    {
      "seller": "Amazon.com",
      "shipping": "Free shipping",
      "position": 1,
      "thumbnail": "https://th.bing.com/th/id/OPHS.rnLoUxe8uZxGRA474C474?w=200&h=220&rs=1&o=5&pid=21.1",
      "link": "https://www.bing.com/aclick?ld=e8WVhqw4aDR_dliBrVH82j_jVUCUxO3hmUeOpWNAyNXnFWIAQY6Glr6uZ6e2Z-jqBdGiQX__yQCzQCMejYPF20OxHYXh6YuMACGlVQhNZ5hmNuRLQtJDOoWhUIEUP6E1xxmE2kT7ltl9_V-focxGevnnDDI6q0BCkqAecLVBHQkhIS2QSsmglHFSZ59xfysFgheg63Kw&u=aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZ3d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbSUyZk1lbGl0dGEtQ29mZmVlLVNlbnNlby1IYW1pbHRvbi1CcmV3ZXJzJTJmZHAlMmZCMDA3RkszT0cwJTJmcmVmJTNkYXNjX2RmX0IwMDdGSzNPRzAlM2Z0YWclM2RiaW5nc2hvcHBpbmdhLTIwJTI2bGlua0NvZGUlM2RkZjAlMjZodmFkaWQlM2Q4MDQwMTk3ODQyMTE4MiUyNmh2bmV0dyUzZG8lMjZodnFtdCUzZGUlMjZodmJtdCUzZGJlJTI2aHZkZXYlM2RjJTI2aHZsb2NpbnQlM2QlMjZodmxvY3BoeSUzZCUyNmh2dGFyZ2lkJTNkcGxhLTQ1ODQwMDE0NDE4MTIwMTMlMjZwc2MlM2QxJTI2bXNjbGtpZCUzZGUyODQzYzJmM2RiMzE4YTY0YzMyNWJkYmJlOWE4YmRi&rlid=e2843c2f3db318a64c325bdbbe9a8bdb",
      "price": "$50.26",
      "title": "Melitta Coffee Pods, Medium Roast, 18 Count (Pack Of 6) 108 Total Pods"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "images_results": [
    {
      "domain": "neurosciencenews.com",
      "original": "https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2023/06/coffee-brain-caffeine-neuroscincces-1155x770.jpg",
      "position": 1,
      "thumbnail": "https://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.IzYjlH5ULgbULlPM8P0ONwAAAA&pid=15.1",
      "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=IzYjlH5U&id=35451614604F6965FD8232D0FCE7B7543F7DBC11&thid=OIP.IzYjlH5ULgbULlPM8P0ONwAAAA&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fneurosciencenews.com%2ffiles%2f2023%2f06%2fcoffee-brain-caffeine-neuroscincces-1155x770.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.233623947e542e06d42e53ccf0fd0e37%3frik%3dEbx9P1S35%252fzQMg%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=316&expw=474&q=Coffee&simid=608055572177748316&FORM=IRPRST&ck=20F51FC8202913342971FCA2EB7A470E&selectedIndex=0&itb=0",
      "title": "Beyond Caffeine: How the Coffee Experience Enhances Brain Readiness - Neuroscience News",
      "size": "474×316",
      "source": "https://neurosciencenews.com/coffee-readiness-caffeine-23543/"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "suggested_searches": [
    {
      "name": "Tea",
      "thumbnail": "https://th.bing.com/th?q=Tea&w=42&h=42&c=7&rs=1&p=0&o=5&pid=1.7&mkt=en-US&cc=US&setlang=zh-Hans&adlt=moderate&t=1",
      "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Tea&FORM=RESTAB"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Coffee+Plant&FORM=RESTAB",
      "name": "CoffeePlant",
      "thumbnail": "https://th.bing.com/th?q=Coffee+Plant&w=42&h=42&c=7&rs=1&p=0&o=5&pid=1.7&mkt=en-US&cc=US&setlang=zh-Hans&adlt=moderate&t=1"
    },
    ...
  ],
  ...
}

Response Fields

Field

Type

Description

search_parameters

object

Contains query parameters and search context

search_metadata

object

Contains timing and status information

images_results

object[]

List of image search results

suggested_searches

object[]

Suggested search terms with thumbnails

shopping_results

object[]

Product recommendations with pricing

related_searches

object[]

Text-only related search terms

pagination

object

Search results pagination controls

Error Responses

Common Errors

HTTP Status

Error Code

Description

200

400

API Key can not be empty

200

401

Param error

200

402

API Key error

200

403

Insufficient Balance

200

404

Deduction failed

200

405

Failed to record usage count

200

406

Unsupported engine

200

407

Network error

200

408

File not found

200

409

Limit param error

200

410

Build url error

200

411

Failed to QueryRecentRecord

200

412

Failed to find json

200

413

Get html error

200

414

HTML is empty

200

429

Too many request

Error Example

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "API Key can not be empty"
}

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