What Can I do with the Bing Search API?

Question

Hey Everyone,

I've been looking into the Bing Search API to see whether it can help with keyword research.  I'm thinking that if I can get the right data I would hire a developer to build a keyword research tool for my personal use.  So, I've been looking through the information I could find on the API, but I'm not a developer and, honestly, the info I was seeing went over my head.  So, I need someone to dumb it down for me.

So, I thought I'd ask if someone could tell me (in plain English) what keyword data is able to be retrieved with the Bing Search API.  For example, can you get keyword suggestions, estimated search volume, competition, site rankings, etc.?

Thanks!

LesterJ

Answer 1

Where is it?

Answer 2

Hi,

What I can do is to provide you some samples for working Bing API on Azure:

http://weblogs.asp.net/sreejukg/archive/2012/07/04/integrate-bing-search-api-to-asp-net-application.aspx

http://blog.jongallant.com/2012/07/bing-search-api-azure-csharp.html

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/DataMarket/thread/9f085915-81b6-488d-a348-1c3ca769d44f

For the other requests, I think it relates to Bing service which is beyond what I can do:

http://www.azurewebdesign.com/factors-that-affect-search-engine-ranking-positioning/

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/DataMarket/thread/b167c201-6025-4936-97af-a140ffeed8e0

Thanks,

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Answer 3

Hi MastahBrood,

Thanks for your reply.  I don't understand what you mean by "Where is it?"  I'm looking to find out what keyword data from Bing Webmaster Tools can be problematically retrieved via the Bing API.  For example, can I get keyword suggestions, estimated search volume, competition, site rankings, etc.

Thanks.

LesterJ

Answer 4

Hi,

Have you read the articles from my reply? Also refer this code for querying keyword:

http://www.motoreitaliano.net/bing-api/apibing.cs.htm

Or you can ask question in Bing Webmaster:

http://www.bing.com/community/webmaster/f/12248.aspx

Thanks,

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