# Bing Search Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94`) Actor Bing Search Scraper (Apify Actor) This Apify actor scrapes Bing in two modes: Gathers organic web search results — title, URL, domain, snippet, position, and optional date. Retrieves the "People also search for" keyword cluster at the bottom of the SERP. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Bing Search Scraper (Apify Actor) Apify actor that scrapes [Bing](https://www.bing.com) in two modes: | Input field | What it gets | |---|---| | `scrapeSerps` (default ON) | Organic web search results — title, URL, domain, snippet, position, optional date | | `scrapeRelatedKeywords` (default OFF) | The "People also search for" keyword cluster at the bottom of the SERP | Every pushed item carries `_type` and `_query`: ```jsonc // _type=serp_result { "_type": "serp_result", "_query": "web scraping", "position": 1, "title": "Data Mining & Web Scraping Freelancers for Hire ...", "url": "https://www.bing.com/ck/a?...", "origin": "fiverr.com", "domain": "fiverr.com", "description": "Affordable data mining and web scraping ...", "date": null } // _type=related_keyword { "_type": "related_keyword", "_query": "web scraping", "position": 1, "keyword": "web scraping tools" } ```` ### Market / language The optional `market` input (e.g. `en-US`, `de-DE`, `ja-JP`) is injected as `setmkt=` and `setlang=` query parameters on every search URL. Leave blank to let Bing infer from the proxy IP. ### Proxy Bing tolerates datacenter IPs better than most sites but rate-limits aggressively for repeated queries. Default is **Apify Proxy with the `RESIDENTIAL` group**, which is a good balance for moderate-size runs. ### Run locally with the Apify CLI ```bash npm install -g apify-cli apify login cd bing-actor apify run --purge ``` Deploy: ```bash apify push ``` # ### Example input ```json { "queries": [ "web scraping", "best laptop 2026", "machine learning courses" ], "scrapeSerps": true, "maxPages": 3, "scrapeRelatedKeywords": true, "market": "en-US", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Plain-text search queries — one per line. Each query is run separately. Quoting and Bing search operators (`site:`, `intitle:`, etc.) work as expected. ## `scrapeSerps` (type: `boolean`): Scrape the organic web results (10 per page). ## `scrapeRelatedKeywords` (type: `boolean`): Also scrape the 'People also search for' keyword cluster. **Slower** — uses a real browser render. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Each page is 10 results. Bing returns diminishing-quality results past page ~10. ## `market` (type: `string`): Bing market code. Affects which language and region of results Bing returns. Leave blank to let Bing infer from your proxy IP. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Bing tolerates datacenter IPs better than most sites but rate-limits aggressively. Apify Proxy → Residential is recommended for runs of 5+ queries. ## `perTaskTimeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`): Max seconds to wait for any one query before moving on. ## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`): If a query returns 0 results AND the page looks like a block (no `b_results` markers, captcha, etc.), retry this many times before giving up. Genuine empty searches (no matching results) are *not* retried. ## `retryDelaySeconds` (type: `integer`): Seconds to wait between retry attempts. Gives the proxy pool time to rotate IPs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "web scraping", "best laptop 2026" ], "scrapeSerps": true, "scrapeRelatedKeywords": false, "maxPages": 1, "market": "", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] }, "perTaskTimeoutSeconds": 90, "maxRetries": 2, "retryDelaySeconds": 5 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "web scraping", "best laptop 2026" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": [ "web scraping", "best laptop 2026", ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "web scraping", "best laptop 2026" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94 --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/my-actor-94", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bing Search Scraper", "description": "Bing Search Scraper (Apify Actor)\n\nThis Apify actor scrapes Bing in two modes:\n\nGathers organic web search results — title, URL, domain, snippet, position, and optional date.\n Retrieves the \"People also search for\" keyword cluster at the bottom of the SERP.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "afDRJ6A8kot56RQd7" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-94/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-94", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-94/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-94", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~my-actor-94/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-my-actor-94", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "queries": { "title": "🔍 Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Plain-text search queries — one per line. Each query is run separately. Quoting and Bing search operators (`site:`, `intitle:`, etc.) work as expected.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "scrapeSerps": { "title": "Scrape SERP results", "type": "boolean", "description": "Scrape the organic web results (10 per page).", "default": true }, "scrapeRelatedKeywords": { "title": "Scrape related keywords", "type": "boolean", "description": "Also scrape the 'People also search for' keyword cluster. **Slower** — uses a real browser render.", "default": false }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max SERP pages per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Each page is 10 results. Bing returns diminishing-quality results past page ~10.", "default": 1 }, "market": { "title": "Market (region & language)", "enum": [ "", "en-US", "en-GB", "en-CA", "en-AU", "en-IN", "de-DE", "fr-FR", "es-ES", "it-IT", "ja-JP", "zh-CN", "zh-TW", "pt-BR", "nl-NL", "pl-PL", "ru-RU", "tr-TR" ], "type": "string", "description": "Bing market code. Affects which language and region of results Bing returns. Leave blank to let Bing infer from your proxy IP.", "default": "" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Bing tolerates datacenter IPs better than most sites but rate-limits aggressively. Apify Proxy → Residential is recommended for runs of 5+ queries.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }, "perTaskTimeoutSeconds": { "title": "Per-task timeout", "minimum": 30, "maximum": 600, "type": "integer", "description": "Max seconds to wait for any one query before moving on.", "default": 90 }, "maxRetries": { "title": "Max retries on block", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "If a query returns 0 results AND the page looks like a block (no `b_results` markers, captcha, etc.), retry this many times before giving up. Genuine empty searches (no matching results) are *not* retried.", "default": 2 }, "retryDelaySeconds": { "title": "Delay between retries", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 120, "type": "integer", "description": "Seconds to wait between retry attempts. Gives the proxy pool time to rotate IPs.", "default": 5 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```