Overlaping Results on Image Search API

Question

We would love to use the image API for a search page we have to show relevant results, however whenever there is paging after 50 items, the next few items have an overlap and duplicate the previos results last few items. 

You can see the results by running the following two search strings we generate:

Items 0 - 50:
https://api.datamarket.azure.com/Bing/Search/Image?Query=%27toaster%27&Adult=%27Strict%27&ImageFilters=%27Size%3ALarge%2BStyle%3APhoto%27&Market=%27en-US%27&%24format=json&$top=50&$skip=0

Items 51 - 100:
https://api.datamarket.azure.com/Bing/Search/Image?Query=%27toaster%27&Adult=%27Strict%27&ImageFilters=%27Size%3ALarge%2BStyle%3APhoto%27&Market=%27en-US%27&%24format=json&$top=50&$skip=50

The last three items on Items 0 - 50 are the same as the first three on 51 - 100. I tried to test this on the internal testing tool in my account but it doesn't allow for paging results. Please help!

Conrad

Answer 1

Also, the offset is not a constant. Sometimes its 2 items, other times its 4 or 5 duplicates. Expected results should be that out of all results found, it pages through them. What I assume is happening is that a new search is happening every time instead of using the existing original result search.

Answer 2

Hi Conrad,

Thank you for reporting this bug. This is a known issue and we are working with Bing Search team to fix it in the near future.

Thanks,

Max