Bing Images Scraper

Bing Images Scraper

Bing Images Scraper extracts image search results from Bing Images: full-size image URLs, thumbnails, source pages, titles, width, height and Bing media IDs for any search query.

Run many queries at once, apply Bing's own size, type, color, license, layout, date and people filters, and collect up to 1,000 unique images per query, which is about twice what a single Bing search shows.

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Use the Apify actor "parsebird/bing-images-scraper" via the ApifyClient to scrape Bing Images search results. Example: client.actor("parsebird/bing-images-scraper").call(run_input={"queries": ["golden retriever puppies", "beagle puppies"], "maxResults": 100, "safeSearch": "Moderate", "imageSize": "Large", "imageType": "photo"}). Inputs: queries (array of strings; blank and duplicate values removed; takes precedence over query), query (string, optional single query used when queries is empty; if both are empty the actor searches "cute puppies"), maxResults (integer per query, default 100, 1-1000), safeSearch (string, default "Moderate"; Off, Moderate, Strict), imageSize ("" = all, Small, Medium, Large, Wallpaper), imageType ("" = all, photo, clipart, linedrawing, animatedgif, transparent), color ("" = all, ColorOnly, Monochrome, Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Teal, White, Yellow), license ("" = all, Any, Public, Share, ShareCommercially, Modify, ModifyCommercially), aspectRatio ("" = all, square, wide, tall), freshness ("" = all, day, week, month, year), people ("" = all, faces, portrait), proxyConfiguration (object, default Apify Proxy). Output per image: imageUrl, thumbnailUrl, sourceUrl, sourceDomain, title, description, mediaId, width, height, aspectRatio, query, position, bingUrl. Pricing: pay per image. Full API spec: https://apify.com/parsebird/bing-images-scraper/api. Get an API token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations.

What is Bing Images Scraper?

Bing Images Scraper is a scraping tool and Bing Image Search API alternative that turns Bing image search results into structured data. For every image it returns the direct link to the full-size image file, the Bing thumbnail, the web page where the image was found, the title and description, the original width and height in pixels, and Bing's media ID for deduplication.

The easiest way to try it: open the Actor, keep the prefilled query golden retriever puppies and click Start. You get 50 images in a few seconds.

What can Bing Images Scraper do?

• 🔎 Many queries in one run: enter a list of searches and get all results in one dataset, each row tagged with its query and position
• 🖼️ Full-size image URLs, not only thumbnails, plus the source page and its domain
• 📐 Image dimensions: original width, height and aspect ratio for each image, so you can drop small images without downloading them
• 🎛️ All Bing Images filters: size, type (photo, clipart, line drawing, animated GIF, transparent), color, license, layout, date and people
• 🛡️ SafeSearch: Off, Moderate or Strict, the same levels as on Bing
• 📈 Up to 1,000 images per query: one Bing search shows about 500 images. When you ask for more, the Actor adds images from Bing's filtered result lists for the same query and removes duplicates by media ID
• ⚙️ Runs on Apify: schedule recurring runs, call it through the API, connect it to integrations like Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier or Make, and export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML

What data can you extract from Bing Images?

Field	Description
imageUrl	Full-resolution image URL (direct link to the image file on its host)
thumbnailUrl	Bing CDN thumbnail URL
sourceUrl	URL of the web page where the image appears
sourceDomain	Domain of the source page, as Bing shows it
title	Image title, usually the title of the source page
description	Image description as Bing shows it (often the same as the title)
mediaId	Bing's internal media ID, useful for deduplication
width, height	Original image size in pixels
aspectRatio	Width divided by height, rounded to four decimal places
query	The search query that produced this image
position	Result position for that query, starting at 1
bingUrl	Link to the image's Bing detail view

How to scrape Bing Images

1. Open Bing Images Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter one or more searches in Search queries, for example golden retriever puppies.
3. Set Max images per query.
4. Optionally pick filters: SafeSearch, image size, type, color, license, layout, date or people.
5. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
6. Download the images from the Output tab as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read them with the API.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	array	No	[]	Searches to run one after another. Blank and duplicate values are removed. Takes precedence over query
query	string	No	cute puppies when both query fields are empty	Single search query, used when queries is empty
maxResults	integer	No	100	Maximum images per query (1-1,000)
safeSearch	string	No	Moderate	Off, Moderate or Strict
imageSize	string	No	"" (all)	Small, Medium, Large, Wallpaper
imageType	string	No	"" (all)	photo, clipart, linedrawing, animatedgif, transparent
color	string	No	"" (all)	ColorOnly, Monochrome, Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Teal, White, Yellow
license	string	No	"" (all)	Any, Public, Share, ShareCommercially, Modify, ModifyCommercially
aspectRatio	string	No	"" (all)	square, wide, tall
freshness	string	No	"" (all)	day, week, month, year
people	string	No	"" (all)	faces or portrait (head and shoulders)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings. The default works for most runs

Single query

{
  "query": "golden retriever puppies",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "safeSearch": "Moderate",
  "imageSize": "Large",
  "imageType": "photo",
  "color": "",
  "license": ""
}

Several queries in one dataset

maxResults is a per-query limit, so this run can return up to 300 rows:

{
  "queries": ["golden retriever puppies", "labrador puppies", "beagle puppies"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "safeSearch": "Moderate"
}

License filter values

The license values follow the License menu on Bing Images:

Value	Bing label
Any	All Creative Commons
Public	Public domain
Share	Free to share and use
ShareCommercially	Free to share and use commercially
Modify	Free to modify, share and use
ModifyCommercially	Free to modify, share and use commercially

Bing assigns these labels automatically. Always check the license on the source page before you reuse an image.

Output example

{
  "imageUrl": "https://thehappypuppysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/puppy3.jpg",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Vv-z2g6YyvXlFaozpcldpAHaIW&pid=15.1",
  "sourceUrl": "https://thehappypuppysite.com/pictures-of-golden-retrievers/",
  "sourceDomain": "thehappypuppysite.com",
  "title": "Pictures Of Golden Retrievers - Golden Retriever Photo Gallery",
  "description": "Pictures Of Golden Retrievers - Golden Retriever Photo Gallery",
  "mediaId": "C7CCEB7D60D67C0992C2E3E14AD933F51374ACE7",
  "width": 1200,
  "height": 1352,
  "aspectRatio": 0.8876,
  "query": "golden retriever puppies",
  "position": 1,
  "bingUrl": "https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Vv%2bz2g6Y&id=C7CCEB7D60D67C0992C2E3E14AD933F51374ACE7&thid=OIP.Vv-z2g6YyvXlFaozpcldpAHaIW&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fthehappypuppysite.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f12%2fpuppy3.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.56ffb3da0e98caf5e515aa33a5c95da4%3frik%3d56x0E%252fUz2Urh4w%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=1352&expw=1200&q=golden+retriever+puppies&FORM=IRPRST&ck=CDEFA883931CFF982F173EC3B0C40595&selectedIndex=0&itb=0&adlt=moderate"
}

When Bing doesn't give a value, the field is null (numbers) or an empty string (text).

Use Bing Images Scraper from Python or JavaScript

Install the client with pip install apify-client or npm install apify-client, and get your API token from Apify Console.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")

run = client.actor("parsebird/bing-images-scraper").call(run_input={
    "queries": ["modern kitchen interior", "scandinavian living room"],
    "maxResults": 200,
    "imageSize": "Wallpaper",
    "aspectRatio": "wide",
})

for image in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(image["width"], image["height"], image["imageUrl"])

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<APIFY_TOKEN>' });

const run = await client.actor('parsebird/bing-images-scraper').call({
    queries: ['oak tree'],
    maxResults: 100,
    license: 'Public',
    safeSearch: 'Strict',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((img) => console.log(img.position, img.sourceDomain, img.imageUrl));

Use cases

• Machine learning datasets: collect labeled images per keyword to train or test image classifiers, with dimensions to filter out small images first.
• Content and design research: find visual references, mood boards and stock-style images by color, layout or type.
• Brand and product monitoring: track which sites show images of your products or logo, and where they rank for a keyword.
• SEO and image ranking: see which domains rank in Bing Images for your target keywords, and at which positions.
• Open-license image sourcing: start from Bing's public domain or Creative Commons filters, then confirm the license on the source page.
• Reverse lookups at scale: the sourceUrl and sourceDomain fields show which pages publish images for a topic.

How it works

1. The Actor runs each query on Bing Images with your SafeSearch level and filters, the same way the Bing Images results page does.
2. It reads the result grid page by page and saves every image as soon as it is parsed.
3. Bing shows about 500 images for one search. If you asked for more, the Actor continues with Bing's own filtered result lists for the same query (image sizes, layouts, types and colors you haven't already set) and skips images it has already saved.
4. The run moves to the next query when it reaches Max images per query or when Bing has no more results, and stops early if your spending limit is reached.

How much does it cost to scrape Bing Images?

Bing Images Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay for each image saved to the dataset. Platform usage (compute and proxy) is included in the event price, so it isn't billed separately.

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Image scraped	$2.99 / 1,000	$2.49 / 1,000	$1.99 / 1,000	$1.49 / 1,000

One saved image is one charge. At Free plan prices, the prefilled run of 50 images costs about $0.15, 100 images cost about $0.30 and 1,000 images cost $2.99. To control spending, use Max images per query. The run also stops when it reaches the maximum cost per run you set in Apify Console.

Is it legal to scrape Bing Images?

Bing Images Scraper only collects search results that Bing shows publicly to any visitor. It doesn't log in and doesn't access private data. The images themselves belong to their owners and are hosted on third-party websites. Bing's license filter is a starting point, not a guarantee, so check the rights on the source page before you reuse, publish or train on an image. If results include personal data, such as photos of people, make sure your use complies with laws like the GDPR. For more background, read Apify's article Is web scraping legal?

Other image scrapers from ParseBird

Actor	What it does
Startpage Images Scraper	Image search results from Startpage, with region and language filters
Unsplash Image Scraper	Free high-resolution photos from Unsplash
Pexels Stock Image Scraper	Stock photos and metadata from Pexels
Pixabay Image Scraper	Royalty-free images from Pixabay
Pinterest Image Downloader	Original-size images from Pinterest pins
Image Resizer API	Resize and convert images in bulk

FAQ

Do I need a Bing or Microsoft API key? No. The Actor reads the same public results the Bing Images website shows, so you don't need an Azure account or a Bing Search API subscription.

How many images can I get per query? Up to 1,000. A single Bing image search shows about 500 images. Above that, the Actor adds images from Bing's filtered result lists for the same query. Very specific queries, or queries with several filters, can have fewer results than you ask for. The run then saves everything Bing has.

Are positions the same as on Bing? For the first ~500 images, position follows Bing's order for your query and filters. Images collected after that come from Bing's filtered lists, so their positions show the order in which they were collected.

Why do some filters seem to have no effect together? The Actor sends your filters to Bing exactly as the website does, but Bing doesn't apply every combination strictly. In our tests, Bing mostly ignored the Layout filter when it was combined with Date. Use fewer filters, or filter on width, height and aspectRatio after the run.

Why is description often the same as title? Bing usually shows the source page title as the image description. The Actor returns both as Bing provides them.

Does the Actor download the image files? No. It returns direct image URLs. To save the files, download them from imageUrl, or use thumbnailUrl for small previews served by Bing.

Can I schedule or automate runs? Yes. Create a schedule in Apify Console, call the Actor through the API, or send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier or Make with integrations.

Something isn't working. What should I do? Open an issue on the Issues tab with the input you used. We read every report.