Microsoft has officially announced that it will retire the Bing Search and Bing Custom Search APIs on August 11, 2025. This move will cease all existing instances of the APIs and prevent new customer sign-ups. Current users and partners utilizing various configurations will be affected. As an alternative, users are encouraged to consider Grounding with Bing Search via Azure AI Agents, which will allow the integration of real-time web data into AI-generated responses. Support is available for queries regarding this transition.
Microsoft announced the retirement of the Bing Search and Bing Custom Search APIs effective August 11, 2025, discontinuing all existing and new usage for developers.
The notice emphasizes that the complete decommissioning of the Bing Search APIs will impact all current resources including those utilized by various partners using different scale configurations.
Developers are encouraged to look into Grounding with Bing Search via Azure AI Agents as an alternative, allowing real-time data use for improved AI response generation.
For any questions regarding the transition, users are advised to contact the Bing Search API Partner Support for assistance during this process.
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