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Answered Bing API - server doesn't return thumbnail urls

  • Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:54 AM
     
     
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    Hello,

    Today we realized that the Bing Image Search doesn't return the thumbnail urls of the images, instead it returns an url to a placeholder image: http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4743916704891773%CF%80d=15.1 (sorry i cannot place the link here, only the url)

    Why is this change? Is it a problem with the service or can't we use the thumbnail urls anymore?

    Thanks in advance,

    Istvan Marhefka

     

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  • Friday, October 26, 2012 9:31 AM
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    Hi, This forum is used to discuss general Windows Azure MarketPlace questions, not a specific data provider such as Bing Search. Please try to see if you can find a Bing forum on http://www.bing.com/community/default.aspx.

    If you think it is a Windows Azure Marketplace issue, please contact our Customer Support
    https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=14234&st=1&wfxredirect=1&sd=gn&ln=en-us

    Best Regards

     
  • Monday, October 29, 2012 12:44 PM
     
     
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    Hello!

    I've same problem.
    I think it's a related place to discuss this problem because I use the new bing API which uses azure and datamarket.

    Sorry if I'm not correct.

     
  • Wednesday, January 02, 2013 10:24 AM
     
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    I found the solution.

    In the result, the thumbnail url format is: http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4798308230825487%CF%80d=15.1
    The encoded character %CF%80 is the Pi.

    If I remove the Pi from the end of the url, it works.

    I'm not sure, this is the best way, but it works. By the way I still don't understand why url contains Pi...