# Bing Keyword Search Volume: Bulk Bing Ads Volume & CPC (`plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume`) Actor

Bing keyword search volume and Bing keyword research tool: Bing Ads search volume, CPC, competition, 12-month history for up to 10,000 keywords per run (batches of 1,000). US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France. Pay $0.0001 per keyword with data, plus $0.15 per batch and a small start fee.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume.md
- **Developed by:** [PlainRows](https://apify.com/plainrows) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, AI, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.10 / 1,000 keywords

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bing Keyword Search Volume: Bulk Bing Ads Volume & CPC

Get **Bing keyword search volume, CPC, competition and 12-month history** (the Microsoft Advertising keyword planner metrics) for up to 10,000 keywords per run, **without a Microsoft Ads account**. Bing data covers searches on Bing, Yahoo and AOL: the part of the market Google tools do not show. **You pay $0.0001 per keyword with data, plus $0.15 per batch of up to 1,000 keywords and a small start fee**: keywords with no data are returned for free, so you know they were checked.

### Why not the Microsoft Advertising keyword planner itself?

- **No Microsoft Ads account, no campaign, no billing setup**: paste your keywords and run.
- **Bulk and automatable**: up to 10,000 keywords per run, through the Apify API, n8n, Make, Zapier or AI agents, with clean JSON or CSV output.
- **One row per keyword**, with monthly history, ready for a spreadsheet.

### Typical uses

- Size the Bing / Yahoo / AOL audience of your keywords next to their Google volume.
- Estimate Microsoft Ads budgets with Bing CPC and competition per country.
- Spot seasonality with 12 months of Bing search history.
- Enrich keyword lists in Google Sheets, n8n / Make workflows or AI agents.

### Why this one

- **Batch price**: one fee per 1,000 keywords, not per keyword: 1,000 keywords with data cost about **$0.27** in total.
- **No charge for keywords without data**, nor for a batch the source failed to answer.
- **Hard cost cap**: the run stops before the maximum cost you set.

### What you get for each keyword

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `keyword` | Your keyword, lowercased with single spaces (Bing data is lowercase) |
| `found` | `false` when Bing has no volume and no CPC for the keyword (not billed) |
| `searchVolume` | Average monthly Bing searches over the last 12 months |
| `cpc` | Average cost per click on Microsoft Ads, in USD |
| `competition` | Advertiser competition, 0 to 1 |
| `monthlySearches` | Last 12 months or so, oldest first: `{year, month, searchVolume}` |
| `country`, `locationCode`, `languageCode` | Market and language of the data |
| `device`, `searchPartners` | Device type and whether Bing search partners are included |
| `observedAt`, `schemaVersion` | When the data was fetched, row format version |

### Input

- **keywords**: one per line, up to 100 characters each, up to 10,000 per run. Duplicates are removed.
- **country**: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany or France (the only markets with Bing keyword data).
- **languageCode**: English, French or German (the only languages Bing keyword data exists in). Empty = the country's usual language.
- **device**: all devices (default), desktop, mobile or tablet.
- **includeSearchPartners**: off = Bing, Yahoo and AOL; on = also Microsoft's syndicated search partner sites.
- **speed**: live (default) or standard, see below.

#### Speed: live or standard

Same data, same price. **Live** answers in seconds: best for AI agents and interactive tools. **Standard** goes through the data provider's queue: each batch of up to 1,000 keywords usually takes a few minutes, fine for scheduled or bulk runs. A batch still queued after 10 minutes is not charged: the run stops with a warning, and you can run its keywords again.

### Output example

```json
{
  "keyword": "coffee maker",
  "found": true,
  "searchVolume": 45720,
  "cpc": 2.19,
  "competition": 0.9,
  "monthlySearches": [{ "year": 2025, "month": 9, "searchVolume": 46380 }, "...", { "year": 2026, "month": 9, "searchVolume": 37610 }],
  "country": "US",
  "locationCode": 2840,
  "languageCode": "en",
  "device": "all",
  "searchPartners": false,
  "observedAt": "2026-10-17T09:00:00.000Z",
  "schemaVersion": "1.0"
}
```

### Pricing

- **$0.0001 per keyword with data** (Bing volume or CPC).
- **plus $0.15 per batch**: keywords are sent to the source in batches of up to 1,000; 1 to 1,000 keywords = 1 batch, 1,001 to 2,000 = 2 batches. A batch is charged only once the source has answered.
- **plus a start fee of $0.02 per run.**

Examples: 100 keywords with data cost about **$0.18**; 1,000 keywords with data about **$0.27**. Group your keywords in one run: the batch fee is the same for 1 or 1,000 keywords. No subscription. See the **Pricing** tab for the current prices.
Keywords without data, duplicates and invalid keywords are never billed. Input mistakes (unsupported country or language, empty list) stop the run with a clear message and cost nothing beyond the start fee.
The run never spends more than the maximum cost you set: it stops sending batches before reaching it.

**Free Apify plan:** each run looks up the first 100 keywords (one batch), so you can test the output. A paid Apify plan removes this limit.

### Run summary

Each run also stores a summary in the key-value store (`OUTPUT`): keywords submitted, checked, with data, without data, batches charged, duplicates removed, invalid keywords with the reason, and any keyword skipped because of the free-plan or budget limit.

### Use it from code, automations or AI agents

**API (one call, results returned directly):**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/plainrows~bing-keyword-search-volume/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["coffee maker", "espresso machine"], "country": "US"}'
```

**n8n, Make, Zapier:** use the Apify integration and pick `plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume` as the Actor; map the dataset items to your sheet, CRM or database.

**AI agents (MCP):** add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume` to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. The agent gets a typed tool with the input and output schemas of this page and pays per result.

### Limits

- Data comes from Microsoft Advertising (Bing Ads) keyword data via a commercial SEO data provider. Very new or very rare keywords may have no data.
- Search volumes are averages and estimates, not exact counts.
- English, French and German only; the 6 countries listed above.
- This tool is not affiliated with Microsoft. Bing and Microsoft Advertising are trademarks of Microsoft.
- For Google volumes, use [PlainRows Keyword Planner Alternative](https://apify.com/plainrows/keyword-planner-alternative).

### FAQ

**Can I get Bing search volumes without a Microsoft Ads account?**
Yes. Paste your keywords, pick the country and run: no Microsoft account, no ad campaign, no billing setup.

**How do I check the Bing search volume of many keywords at once?**
Paste them in **keywords**, one per line (up to 10,000 per run), pick the country and run. You get one row per keyword with monthly volume, CPC, competition and monthly history.

**Does it include Yahoo and AOL?**
Yes: Bing's network covers Bing, Yahoo and AOL searches. Turn on **includeSearchPartners** to add Microsoft's syndicated partner sites.

**What does it cost for 1,000 keywords?**
$0.0001 per keyword with data, plus $0.15 for the batch and a $0.02 start fee: about $0.27 for 1,000 keywords with data. Keywords without data are free.

**Can I use it in Google Sheets, n8n, Make or an AI agent?**
Yes: through the Apify API, the Apify integrations for n8n, Make and Zapier, or the Apify MCP server (see above).

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# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords to look up on Bing, one per line (up to 100 characters each; they are lowercased, duplicates removed). Up to 10,000 keywords per run, sent to the source in batches of 1,000: each batch costs one batch fee, so group your keywords in one run.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Bing Ads market the volumes are for.

## `languageCode` (type: `string`):

Language of the searches. Bing keyword data exists in English, French and German only. Empty = the country's usual language (English, or German for DE/AT/CH, French for FR/BE).

## `device` (type: `string`):

Volumes for all devices or one device type.

## `includeSearchPartners` (type: `boolean`):

Off: Bing, AOL and Yahoo searches. On: also Microsoft's syndicated search partner sites.

## `speed` (type: `string`):

Live (default) gets the data in seconds. Standard sends the same request through the data provider's queue: same data and same price for you, but each batch of up to 1,000 keywords usually takes a few minutes (a batch still queued after 10 minutes is not charged and the run stops with a warning). Use live for AI agents and interactive tools, standard for scheduled or bulk runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "coffee maker",
    "espresso machine",
    "french press"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "device": "all",
  "includeSearchPartners": false,
  "speed": "live"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "coffee maker",
        "espresso machine",
        "french press"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": [
        "coffee maker",
        "espresso machine",
        "french press",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "coffee maker",
    "espresso machine",
    "french press"
  ]
}' |
apify call plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plainrows/bing-keyword-search-volume"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nwaRk7J2JOJs2eYJq/builds/ae0XUGa8cese8D0aN/openapi.json