Bing Search API MCP server
online · 100% uptimeBing web search results for AI agents: title, URL, snippet, date. Replaces the retired Bing API.
C67/100grade C
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Bing Search API tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 228ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 67/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Bing Search API compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 67/100
- higher than 25% of 3,472 Web search servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
- Response time
- 76 ms
- faster than 91% of 2,237 Web search servers
Install Bing Search API in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http bing-search https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sauliusautomatesit/bing-search-api
Bing Search API: common questions
- Is Bing Search API MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (67/100). Read the Bing Search API safety report
- How do I install Bing Search API?
- It runs remotely at mcp.apify.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Bing Search API need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Bing Search API maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Bing Search API up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Bing Search API?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Brave Search MCP server, SearXNG Search MCP server and HasData Bing MCP server.
- How does Bing Search API compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 67/100 (higher than 25% of 3,472 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 76 ms (faster than 91% of 2,237 Web search servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Bing Search API
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Brave SearchBrave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.not reviewedEstablishedA
- SearXNG SearchMCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL readingnot reviewedEstablishedB
- HasData BingBing search results with the ad block and Copilot answer, geo and market targeting, as JSON.not reviewedGrowingA
Zotero MCPSearch, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.not reviewedWidely usedB- Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's APInot reviewedWidely usedA