---
title: Search
slug: serpwow/search-api/searches/bing/search
docTags:
createdAt: 2024-08-05T14:13:33.938Z
---
# Bing Search Parameters
`GET` `/search?engine=bing`
The Bing Search Parameters are applicable when making a request with `engine=bing` to retrieve Bing search results for a given search term. The search term is specified in the `q` parameter.
:::hint{type="info"}
**Setting Location for Bing requests**
The recommended way of setting the location of your Bing request is to use the `location` parameter. The `location` parameter can be populated with a `full_name` value returned by the [Locations API](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/locations-api/overview).
You may also use either the `market_code` or `country_code` parameters to set the location of your request, but the recommended approach is to use the `location` parameter as this sets all the required prerequisites to achieve a correctly geo-located result.
**Including Location Information in Search Term**
Bing's Web Search API documentation advises location information to be included directly withihn the search query to improve result relevance. While the API offers parameters like `mkt` (market) and `cc` (country code) to influence regional results, these may not always yield precise local outcomes.
Embedding specific location details in the query itself—such as city names or postal codes—can help Bing better understand the user's intent and deliver more accurate results.
:::
For example, to request Bing search results for the keyword `pizza` , in the location `United States` , the request would be:
:::CodeblockTabs
HTTP
```HTTP
https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=demo&engine=bing&q=pizza+United+States
```
```curl
curl -L --get https://api.serpwow.com/live/search \
-d api_key="demo" \
-d engine="bing" \
-d location="United States" \
-d q="pizza"
```
```nodejs
const axios = require('axios');
// set up the request parameters
const params = {
api_key: "demo",
engine: "bing",
location: "United States",
q: "pizza"
}
// make the http GET request
axios.get('https://api.serpwow.com/live/search', { params })
.then(response => {
// print the JSON response
console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, 0, 2));
}).catch(error => {
// catch and print the error
console.log(error);
})
```
```python
import requests
import json
# set up the request parameters
params = {
'api_key': 'demo',
'engine': 'bing',
'location': 'United States',
'q': 'pizza'
}
# make the http GET request
api_result = requests.get('https://api.serpwow.com/live/search', params)
# print the JSON response
print(json.dumps(api_result.json()))
```
```php
'demo',
'engine' => 'bing',
'location' => 'United States',
'q' => 'pizza'
]);
# make the http GET request
$ch = curl_init(sprintf('%s?%s', 'https://api.serpwow.com/live/search', $queryString));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
# the following options are required if you're using an outdated OpenSSL version
# more details: https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2021/09/13/LetsEncryptRootCertExpire/
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 180);
$api_result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
# print the JSON response
echo $api_result;
?>
```
:::
***
### Bing Search Parameters
The following parameters are available for all search requests made when `engine=bing` .
| *`Parameter`* | *`Required`* | *`Description`* |
| ---------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *`engine`* | *`required`* | Should be set to `engine=bing` . |
| *`q`* | *`required`* | The keyword you want to use to perform the search. |
| *`location`* | *`optional`* | Determines the geographic location in which the query is executed. You must enter a `full_name` value from the SerpWow [Locations API ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/locations-api/overview), for example `location=Richmond+County,New+York,United+States` (where `Richmond+County,New+York,United+States` is the `full_name` as-returned by the [Locations API ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/locations-api/overview)).
**Note** the `location` parameter is the recommended way of setting the location of your Bing request. |
| *`market_code`* | *`optional`* | The `market_code` parameter determines the Bing-defined market to show results from. This is typically the country in which the user is making requests.
View the full list of supported Bing `market_code` values [here ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/reference/bing-market-codes).
**Note** the `market_code` parameter cannot be used in combination with the `country_code` parameter. |
| *`country_code`* | *`optional`* | The `country_code` parameter determines the country to show results from (if `market_code` is not specified).
View the full list of supported Bing `country_code` values [here ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/reference/bing-country-codes).
**Note** it is recommended that the `market_code` parameter be used instead of `country_code` . The `country_code` parameter cannot be used in combination with the `market_code` parameter. |
| *`bing_language`* | *`optional`* | The `bing_language` parameter determines the Bing UI language to return results. View the full list of supported `bing_language` values [here ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/reference/bing-languages). Defaults to `en` . |
| *`page`* | *`optional`* | Determines the page of results to return, defaults to `1` . |
| *`max_page`* | *`optional`* | Use the `max_page` parameter to get multiple pages of results in one request. The API will automatically paginate through pages and concatenate the results into one response.
See the [Pagination ](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/pagination)docs for more information. |
| *`include_answer_box`* | *`optional`* | Determines whether to include the answer box (sometimes called the "featured snippet") in the `organic_results` array and treat it as the first result. This may be desirable if you treat the result Bing displayed in the `answer_box` as the first organic result. |
| *`safe`* | *`optional`* | Determines whether `Safe Search` is enabled for the results. Can be set to `strict` to enable Safe Search, `moderate` for just images and videos or `off` to disable Safe Search. |
***
**Next Steps**
[Bing Search Results](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/results/bing/search)