# Bing Search Scraper - SERP Results & Real URLs (`scrapesage/bing-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bing search results with the real destination URL, title, snippet, domain and ranking position. Bing's redirect links are decoded for you, so every row is ready to crawl.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/bing-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Agents, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 result scrapeds

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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 - SERP Results & Real URLs

Scrape **Bing** search results at scale and get back the **real destination URL** for every result — already decoded, ready to crawl. **No login, no API key.**

Built for SEO rank tracking, competitor research, link prospecting, crawl seed lists and feeding live search results to an AI agent.

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### The thing that makes this different: real URLs

Every link on a Bing SERP is a `bing.com/ck/a?…` redirect. Following one costs an extra HTTP request **per result**, and the links expire.

Bing hides the true destination inside that redirect as base64. This actor **decodes it locally**, so every row already carries the final URL — no extra requests, no expiry. Measured: **32 of 32 results returned a real, non-Bing URL.**

### What you get

| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| `title` | Result title |
| `url` | **Real destination URL**, decoded |
| `displayUrl` | The URL as Bing shows it |
| `domain` | Hostname, ready to group by |
| `description` | Result snippet |
| `rank`, `rankOnPage`, `page` | Position overall and within the page |
| `redirectUrl` | Bing's original redirect, if you want it |
| `queryMatched` | Whether the result actually mentions your query |
| `query`, `market` | What was searched, and in which market |

Every row carries every field, so your CSV never has ragged columns.

### Features

- **Market targeting** — `en-US`, `en-GB`, `de-DE`, `fr-FR`…
- **Domain exclusion** — drop `pinterest.com` and friends from your results
- **Pagination** — about 10 results per page

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### Example input

```json
{
  "queries": ["crm software", "site:github.com web scraper"],
  "market": "en-GB",
  "excludeDomains": ["pinterest.com"],
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "type": "result",
  "query": "crm software",
  "page": 1,
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "10 Best CRM Software Of 2026 – Forbes Advisor",
  "url": "https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-crm-software/",
  "displayUrl": "https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-crm-software",
  "domain": "forbes.com",
  "description": "Compare top CRM options to find the best fit for your needs and budget…",
  "queryMatched": true
}
```

***

### Pricing

**$0.002 per result.** You are charged only for rows actually delivered to your dataset.

### You are not billed for junk results

A search engine never returns an empty page. Give it a term it cannot match and it serves **unrelated filler**. By default (`requireQueryMatch`) this actor recognises that: if a query's first page contains no result mentioning your term, nothing is stored and **nothing is billed**, and the run tells you so. Turn it off to keep whatever Bing returns.

### Honest limits

- **This is Bing's web index, not Google's.** Rankings differ — that's the point if you're tracking Bing specifically or want a second opinion, but don't expect Google's result set.
- **Advanced operators do not work.** `site:`, `intitle:`, `filetype:` and friends make Bing return a JavaScript-only page with no result markup at all (verified). A run using them returns 0 rows, costs **$0**, and says so plainly rather than pretending the proxy failed. Use plain keywords.
- **About 10 results per page.** Deep pagination on Bing recycles results, so the actor stops a query after two consecutive pages that add nothing new rather than billing you for repeats.
- **Bing sometimes serves a "rich" layout** carrying only 2-6 organic results instead of 10 (about a third of requests). The actor detects that and retries on a fresh session, so you get the full page rather than a fifth of it.
- Use the **residential proxy** (the default). Bing throttles per IP under volume.

### Tips

- Chart `rank` for your own domain over scheduled runs to track Bing ranking movement.
- `site:yourcompetitor.com` plus a high `maxPagesPerQuery` maps a competitor's indexed pages.
- Group by `domain` to see who dominates a keyword.

### Related actors

- **Baidu Search Scraper** — the same job for China, also with real destination URLs
- **Naver Scraper** — Korea: places, blogs, news and cafe

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

What to search Bing for. Use plain keywords - Bing serves a JS-only page with no results for advanced operators (site:, intitle:, filetype:), so those return nothing here.

## `market` (type: `string`):

Bing market code to localise results, e.g. en-US, en-GB, de-DE, fr-FR, es-ES. Leave empty for Bing's default.

## `maxPagesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Bing returns about 10 results per page.

## `requireQueryMatch` (type: `boolean`):

A search engine answers a term it cannot match with unrelated filler instead of an empty page. With this on, a query whose first page contains no result mentioning the term is treated as having no genuine matches - nothing is stored and nothing is billed. Turn off to keep whatever Bing returns.

## `excludeDomains` (type: `array`):

Drop results from these domains, e.g. pinterest.com, quora.com.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Total cap across every query and page. Set 0 for no limit (explicit opt-in).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Bing throttles per IP under volume, so a residential proxy is recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "crm software",
    "best running shoes"
  ],
  "market": "en-GB",
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
  "requireQueryMatch": true,
  "excludeDomains": [
    "pinterest.com"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Every scraped result as a JSON item in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "apify"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/bing-search-scraper").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 = { "queries": ["apify"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesage/bing-search-scraper").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "apify"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapesage/bing-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/L0p9f6zgGjh71UlBd/builds/KfE4SZGyAHgsi9K8r/openapi.json