Quickstart: Search for videos using the Bing Video Search REST API and Ruby
Warning
On October 30, 2020, the Bing Search APIs moved from Azure AI services to Bing Search Services. This documentation is provided for reference only. For updated documentation, see the Bing search API documentation. For instructions on creating new Azure resources for Bing search, see Create a Bing Search resource through the Azure Marketplace.
Use this quickstart to make your first call to the Bing Video Search API. This simple Ruby application sends an HTTP video search query to the API, and displays the JSON response. Although this application is written in Python, the API is a RESTful Web service compatible with most programming languages.
The source code for this sample is available on GitHub with additional error handling, and code annotations.
Prerequisites
- Ruby 2.4 or later
Create an Azure resource
Start using the Bing Video Search API by creating one of the following Azure resources:
- Available through the Azure portal until you delete the resource.
- Use the free pricing tier to try the service, and upgrade later to a paid tier for production.
- Available through the Azure portal until you delete the resource.
- Use the same key and endpoint for your applications, across multiple Azure AI services.
Create and initialize the application
Import the following packages into your code file:
require 'net/https' require 'uri' require 'json'Create variables for the API endpoint, video API search path, your subscription key, and search term. For the
urlvalue, you can use the global endpoint in the following code, or use the custom subdomain endpoint displayed in the Azure portal for your resource.uri = "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com" path = "/bing/v7.0/videos/search" term = "kittens" accessKey = "your-subscription-key"
Create and send an API request
Use the variables from the previous step to format a search URL for the request. Combine your uri and path, and then url-encode your search term before appending it to the
?q=parameter.uri = URI(uri + path + "?q=" + URI.escape(term))Add the complete search URL to the request and add your subscription key to the
Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Keyheader.request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri) request['Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key'] = accessKeySend the request, and then save the response.
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http| http.request(request) end
Process and view the response
After the response is received, print the JSON response.
puts JSON::pretty_generate(JSON(response.body))
JSON response
A successful response is returned in JSON, as shown in the following example:
{
"_type": "Videos",
"instrumentation": {},
"readLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search?q=kittens",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=kittens",
"totalEstimatedMatches": 1000,
"value": [
{
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=kittens&view=...",
"name": "Top 10 cute kitten videos compilation",
"description": "HELP HOMELESS ANIMALS AND WIN A PRIZE BY CHOOSING...",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OVP.n1aE_Oikl4MtzBb...",
"datePublished": "2014-11-12T22:47:36.0000000",
"publisher": [
{
"name": "Fabrikam"
}
],
"creator": {
"name": "Marcus Appel"
},
"isAccessibleForFree": true,
"contentUrl": "https://www.fabrikam.com/watch?v=8HVWitAW-Qg",
"hostPageUrl": "https://www.fabrikam.com/watch?v=8HVWitAW-Qg",
"encodingFormat": "h264",
"hostPageDisplayUrl": "https://www.fabrikam.com/watch?v=8HVWitAW-Qg",
"width": 480,
"height": 360,
"duration": "PT3M52S",
"motionThumbnailUrl": "https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OM.j4QyJAENJphdZQ_1501386166&pid=Api",
"embedHtml": "<iframe width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https://www.fabrikam.com/embed/8HVWitAW-Qg?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>",
"allowHttpsEmbed": true,
"viewCount": 7513633,
"thumbnail": {
"width": 300,
"height": 168
},
"videoId": "655D98260D012432848F6558260D012432848F",
"allowMobileEmbed": true,
"isSuperfresh": false
},
. . .
],
"nextOffset": 36,
"queryExpansions": [
{
"text": "Kittens Meowing",
"displayText": "Meowing",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Kittens+Meowing...",
"searchLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search...",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?q=Kittens+Meowing&pid..."
}
},
{
"text": "Funny Kittens",
"displayText": "Funny",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Funny+Kittens...",
"searchLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search...",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?q=Funny+Kittens&..."
}
},
. . .
],
"pivotSuggestions": [
{
"pivot": "kittens",
"suggestions": [
{
"text": "Cat",
"displayText": "Cat",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Cat...",
"searchLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search?...",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?q=Cat&pid=Api..."
}
},
{
"text": "Feral Cat",
"displayText": "Feral Cat",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Feral+Cat...",
"searchLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search...",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?q=Feral+Cat&pid=Api&..."
}
}
]
}
],
"relatedSearches": [
{
"text": "Kittens Being Born",
"displayText": "Kittens Being Born",
"webSearchUrl": "https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Kittens+Being+Born...",
"searchLink": "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/api/v7/videos/search?...",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnailUrl": "https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=Kittens+Being+Born&pid=..."
}
},
. . .
]
}