Bing Visual Search Scraper

Uploads a public image to Bing Visual Search and extracts the identified subject, visual matches, and source pages.

What this Actor collects

The Actor submits one public image and stores each identified subject, visual match, or source page as a separate source-backed dataset item.

• Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
• Stores source-backed fields defined by the 32-field dataset schema.
• Omits optional fields when the source does not expose a value instead of writing nulls or fabricated placeholders.

Use cases

• Subject and object identification
• Visually similar image discovery
• Image-source and attribution research

Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
imageUrl	string	Yes	—	Direct HTTP(S) URL of the image to submit to Bing Visual Search. The Actor validates the response as an image before upload.
market	string	No	"en-US"	Language-country market such as en-US or en-GB.
maxResults	integer	No	50	Maximum number of unique identified-object, visual-match, and source-page records.
maxPages	integer	No	1	Maximum result pages to inspect after Bing identifies the image.
maxRequestRetries	integer	No	3	Retries for temporary navigation, rate-limit, proxy, and browser failures.
navigationTimeoutSecs	integer	No	90	Maximum seconds for each browser navigation.
requestHandlerTimeoutSecs	integer	No	180	Maximum seconds for image upload and result extraction.
imageDownloadTimeoutSecs	integer	No	30	Maximum seconds to download the input image.
maxImageBytes	integer	No	10000000	Reject larger image responses before submitting them to Bing (maximum 10 MB).
headless	boolean	No	true	Run Chrome without a visible window.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	—	Use Apify Proxy or authorized custom proxy URLs when required.
debug	boolean	No	false	Enable verbose diagnostics without logging the input image URL or sensitive response values.

Example input

{
  "imageUrl": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518791841217-8f162f1e1131?w=800",
  "maxPages": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "market": "en-US",
  "maxResults": 30,
  "maxRequestRetries": 3,
  "navigationTimeoutSecs": 90,
  "requestHandlerTimeoutSecs": 180,
  "imageDownloadTimeoutSecs": 30,
  "maxImageBytes": 10000000
}

Output

The default dataset contains one item per identified subject, visual match, or source page. The following are the most useful fields; availability varies by result type.

Field	Type	Description
position	integer	Position
type	string	Type
title	string	Title
description	string	Description
snippet	string	Snippet
url	string	URL
source	string	Search engine
scrapedAt	string	Scraped at
resultType	string	Result type
page	integer	Page
detectedQuery	string	Detected subject
sourceUrl	string	Source URL
sourceDomain	string	Source domain
sourceUrls	array	Overview source URLs
sourcePageTitle	string	Source page title
displayUrl	string	Displayed URL

Example dataset item

This compact example is taken from local Actor storage. Long text and nested collections are shortened for documentation only.

{
  "position": 1,
  "type": "visual-search",
  "title": "Domestic Short-Haired Tabby Cat",
  "description": "Like Dislike The Domestic Short-Haired Tabby Cat is a beloved, adaptable feline known for its distinctive coat patterns, playful personality, and affectionate nature. Overview and…",
  "snippet": "Like Dislike The Domestic Short-Haired Tabby Cat is a beloved, adaptable feline known for its distinctive coat patterns, playful personality, and affectionate nature. Overview and…",
  "source": "bing",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-23T15:15:32.358Z",
  "resultType": "identifiedObject",
  "page": 1,
  "detectedQuery": "Domestic Short-Haired Tabby Cat",
  "sourceUrls": [
    "https://completecatguide.com/understanding-tabby-domestic-shorthair-cat-breed-guide-and-care-tips/",
    "https://fluffytamer.com/short-hair-tabby-cat/"
  ],
  "searchImageUrl": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518791841217-8f162f1e1131"
}

Related Actors

• Bing Images Scraper
• Bing Keywords Discovery Tool
• Bing Maps Scraper