# Bing Search API
Here is the list of default parameters you can use with this API:
| Parameter | Description |
| :----------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| api\_key
required
| This is your API key. |
| query
required
| Type: String
Bing Search Query
|
| location | Type: String
Default: "us"
Name of the country. The name should be in ISO 3166 Alpha-2 format.
|
| lat | Type: String
The latitude of the location.
|
| long | Type: String
The longitude of the location.
|
| mkt | Type: String
The market from which the results originate (e.g., en-US).
|
| cc | Type: String
Default: "us"
Name of the country. The name should be in ISO 3166 Alpha-2 format.
|
| first | Type: String
The parameter controls the offset of the organic results, defaulting to 1. For example, setting first=10 will move the 10th organic result to the first position.
|
| count | Type: Number(Integer)
Number of results per page.
|
| safeSearch | Type: String \[off/moderate/strict]
Default: off
To filter the adult content set safeSearch to moderate/strict or to disable it set it off.
|
| filters | Type: String
Bing Search Filters.
|
### Bing Search API Example:
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
```json
cURL "https://api.serpdog.io/bing_search?api_key=APIKEY&q=coffee+making+tutorial"
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Node JS" %}
```javascript
const axios = require('axios');
axios.get('https://api.serpdog.io/bing_search?api_key=APIKEY&q=coffee+making+tutorial')
.then(response => {
console.log(response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Python" %}
```python
import requests
payload = {'api_key': 'APIKEY', 'q':'coffee+making+tutorial'}
resp = requests.get('https://api.serpdog.io/bing_search', params=payload)
print (resp.text)
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Java" %}
```java
try {
String url = "https://api.serpdog.io/bing_search?api_key=APIKEY&q=coffee+making+tutorial";
URL urlForGetRequest = new URL(url);
String readLine = null;
HttpURLConnection conection = (HttpURLConnection) urlForGetRequest.openConnection();
conection.setRequestMethod("GET");
int responseCode = conection.getResponseCode();
if (responseCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conection.getInputStream()));
StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();
while ((readLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
response.append(readLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(response.toString());
} else {
throw new Exception("Error in API Call");
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Ruby" %}
```ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
params = {
:api_key => "APIKEY",
:q=> "coffee+making+tutorial"
}
uri = URI('https://api.serpdog.io/bing_search')
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)
website_content = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
print(website_content)
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}
```php
```
The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.
Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.