My Bing Custom Search API keys appear to have been removed, and I cannot generate a new one.

Question

I have an app written in python. My API key for Bing Custom Search no longer works. I logged into Azure and tried to display them, and none show. I tried to generate a new key, and the interface simply "spins" endlessly.

Answer 1

It's possible that your Bing Custom Search API keys have been removed or are no longer valid. You can try to generate a new key by following the instructions in the Azure portal, but if the interface is not working, you may need to contact support for assistance. It's also possible that there may be an issue with your account or subscription that is preventing you from accessing or generating API keys.

I recommend checking the Azure portal for any notifications or alerts related to your subscription or resources, and contacting Azure support if you continue to experience issues.

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References:

• Quickstart: Call your Bing Custom Search endpoint using Python
• Quickstart: Call your Bing Custom Search endpoint using Python
• Tutorial: Get Bing News using a Python Azure Function
• What is the Bing Custom Search API?
• Quickstart: Use Python to call the Bing Web Search API

Answer 2

Hello @John Martin

Thanks for reaching out to us, On October 31, 2020, the Bing Search APIs left Cognitive Services, and became their own product in the Azure Marketplace, the old key is just valid until 2023 October. You need to create a new Marketplace Bing API resource to use it since it already passed the deadline.

• Cognitive Bing API keys created before October 31, 2020 are managed by the Microsoft.CognitiveServices resource provider.
  • Customers can continue to use these keys until October 2023, or until their Enterprise Agreement ends. Then, they will be required to migrate to a new Microsoft.Bing key.
    • Cognitive Bing keys use a base endpoint URL of: https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v7.0/search
• Marketplace Bing API keys created on or after October 31, 2020 are managed by the Microsoft.Bing resource provider.
  • Secondary APIs such as Bing Entity Search, Autosuggest, Spell Check, etc. are rolled into the Bing Search key, and are no longer separate keys. There are now only two key types: Bing Search, and Bing Custom Search.
    • Marketplace Bing keys use a base endpoint URL of: https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/search

This public blog post outlines the migration away from Cognitive Services: https://blogs.bing.com/search-quality-insights/october-2020/Bing-Search-APIS-are-Transitioning

Customers should have also received an e-mail with the subject, "Bing Search APIs will transition to Azure Marketplace on 31 October 2023":

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I hope this helps, please let me know if you have any question.

Regards,

Yutong

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