Bing News API

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

Api Details

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

Description

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

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Request

HTTP Request

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cURL

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

Python

import requests

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

Node.js

const axios = require('axios');

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

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

HTTP

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

PHP

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

Golang

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_news")
    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))
}

C#

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_news";
        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());
    }
}

Java

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_news" +
            "&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);
    }
}

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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 search.	coffee

Geographic Location

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
mkt	string	No	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 Shopping 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, see Market Codes. This parameter and the cc query parameter are mutually exclusive—do not specify both.	en-US

Localization

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
cc	string	Yes	Parameter defines the language to search with. It follows the 2-character ISO_3166-1 format.	us , de , gb

Pagination

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
first	string	No	Parameter controls the offset of the organic results. This parameter defaults to 1.	10
count	string	No	Parameter controls the number of results per page. This parameter is only a suggestion and might not reflect the returned results.	100

Advanced Bing News Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
qft	string	No	Parameter defines results sorted by date. If the parameter is not set, it will default to the "Best match" sorting, otherwise, if set to: e.g. interval="4", it will show results from the past hour. Other options are: interval="7": Past 24 hours, interval="8": Past 7 days, interval="9": Past 30 days, sortbydate="1": Most Recent	-

Advanced Filters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
safeSearch	string	No	Parameter defines the level of filtering for adult content. It can be set to: Off to return webpages with adult text, images, or videos. Moderate to return webpages with adult text, but not adult images or videos. Strict to not return webpages with adult text, images, or videos.	-

Serpapi Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
engine	string	Yes	Set parameter to bing_news to use the Bing News API engine.	bing_news
no_c1ache	boolean	No	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

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Response

Success 200

Response Body

{
  "code": 200,
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "bing_news",
    "no_cache": true,
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "q": "Coffee"
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "raw_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/57c97703fa650dfb/f956fed2-f9db-48a2-9e30-716fcd7e4045.html",
    "xray_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/57c97703fa650dfb/f956fed2-f9db-48a2-9e30-716fcd7e4045.xray",
    "total_time_taken": "6.8517",
    "id": "f956fed2-f9db-48a2-9e30-716fcd7e4045",
    "json_endpoint": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/57c97703fa650dfb/f956fed2-f9db-48a2-9e30-716fcd7e4045.json",
    "created_at": "2025-04-09 11:21:05",
    "bing_news_url": "https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Coffee"
  },
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "snippet": "Think you nailed the interview? Failing this subtle coffee test could cost you the job—no matter your credentials ...",
      "date": "1d",
      "thumbnail": "https://th.bing.com/th?id=OVFT.jygfkzji-QC7F3ZBp9q1FS&pid=News&w=234&h=132&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90",
      "position": 1,
      "title": "Boss uses a recruiter-approved coffee cup test in every interview—and he won’t hire anyone who fails it",
      "link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/careers/career-advice/boss-uses-a-recruiter-approved-coffee-cup-test-in-every-interview-and-he-won-t-hire-anyone-who-fails-it/ar-AA1CnNP2?ocid=BingNewsVerp"
    },
    ...
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
search_parameters	object	Contains query parameters and search context
search_metadata	object	Contains timing and status information
organic_results	object[]	List of standard search results

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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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