Searlo

Bing Search API Is Gone. Searlo Is Here.

Microsoft deprecated the Bing Search API in August 2025. Searlo provides real-time Google search results with a simple REST API. Migrate in under an hour.

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GET/api/v1/search/web?q=postgres+connection+pooling&num=3
200 OK0.17s1 credit85,000 results
{  "searchTime": 0.17,  "totalResults": 85000,  "page": 1,  "organic": [    {      "position": 1,      "title": "31.10. Connection Pools and Data Sources",      "link": "www.postgresql.org/docs/…",      "domain": "postgresql.org",      "snippet": "For an environment without an application se…"    },    { "position": 2, "domain": "medium.com", … },    { "position": 3, "domain": "stackoverflow.blog", … }  ],  "credits": 1}

Is the Bing Search API still available, and what replaced it?

No. Microsoft retired the Bing Search APIs on August 11, 2025 — existing instances were decommissioned and new signups closed, so there is no price at which you can buy it today. Microsoft's own migration path is Grounding with Bing Search inside Azure AI Agents.

That replacement is an agent feature, not a search endpoint: you get web-grounded model answers through Azure AI Agents rather than a ranked result set you can parse. If what you actually needed was the JSON — results, positions, links — you need a search API, and Searlo is a drop-in of that shape at $0.30 per 1,000 queries against live Google results.

Third-party figures on this page last verified 2026-08-26 against the sources linked above. Prices change; if you find one of these stale, tell us and we will correct it.

  • Retirement date August 11, 2025 — Microsoft Lifecycle
  • What happened to existing keys Instances decommissioned; product no longer available for use or new signup — Microsoft Lifecycle
  • Microsoft's recommended replacement Grounding with Bing Search, part of Azure AI Agents — Microsoft Lifecycle
  • Docs status Bing Web Search API reference moved to /previous-versions and marked retired — learn.microsoft.com
  • Searlo, if you need the JSON $0.30 per 1,000 live Google queries, 3,000 free credits, no Azure subscription — our pricing

Why Choose Searlo Over Other Bing Alternatives

  • Transparent Pricing

    $0.30/1K searches with one-time credit packs. No Azure subscription complexity. New users get 90-day validity; legacy accounts keep unlimited credits.

  • Sub-Second Latency

    ~300ms average response time. Faster than Bing API ever was. Real-time Google results.

  • Google-Powered Results

    Get results from the world's most used search engine, returned as clean structured JSON.

Migrate from Bing in 4 Steps

Features

  • Sign Up & Get API Key

    Create a free Searlo account and get your API key in 30 seconds. 3,000 free credits included.

  • Update Your Base URL

    Replace api.bing.microsoft.com with api.searlo.tech/api/v1. Our REST API follows similar patterns.

  • Map Response Fields

    Searlo returns structured JSON with title, link, snippet, and more. Map to your existing data models.

  • Test & Deploy

    Run your test suite against Searlo. Most Bing API consumers migrate in under an hour.

Bing Search API vs Searlo

Bing Search API vs Searlo
FeatureBing API (Deprecated)Searlo
StatusDeprecated ❌Active ✅
Search EngineBingGoogle
PricingAzure subscription$0.30/1K one-time
Free Tier1,000/month (was)3,000 credits
Latency~500ms~300ms
MCP ProtocolNoYes
TOON FormatNoYes
Credit ValidityMonthly90d new / legacy unlimited

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Migrate from Bing Search API to Searlo today. 3,000 free credits, no credit card required, and most developers complete the migration in under an hour.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Bing Search API still available, and what replaced it?

No. Microsoft retired the Bing Search APIs on August 11, 2025 — existing instances were decommissioned and new signups closed, so there is no price at which you can buy it today. Microsoft's own migration path is Grounding with Bing Search inside Azure AI Agents. That replacement is an agent feature, not a search endpoint: you get web-grounded model answers through Azure AI Agents rather than a ranked result set you can parse. If what you actually needed was the JSON — results, positions, links — you need a search API, and Searlo is a drop-in of that shape at $0.30 per 1,000 queries against live Google results.

Is Bing Search API really deprecated?

It is fully retired, not just deprecated. Microsoft's lifecycle announcement set the retirement date at August 11, 2025: existing instances were decommissioned and the product is no longer available for use or new customer signup. Microsoft directs customers to Grounding with Bing Search as part of Azure AI Agents, which returns web-grounded model answers rather than a parseable result set.

How long does it take to migrate from Bing API to Searlo?

Most developers complete the migration in under an hour. The main changes are: (1) swap the base URL, (2) update your API key header, and (3) map a few response field names. The REST pattern is very similar.

Does Searlo return Google results instead of Bing?

Yes. Searlo returns real-time Google search results, which account for ~90% of global search traffic — a different, generally richer result set than Bing's index.

How does Searlo pricing compare to the old Bing API?

There is no current Bing Search API price to compare against — the product was retired on August 11, 2025 and its pricing page went with it, so any per-1K figure you find for it now is historical. What remains comparable is the shape of the bill: Bing billed through an Azure subscription, while Searlo sells one-time credit packs at $0.30/1K with no recurring fee, 90-day validity for new users and unlimited credits on legacy accounts.

Does Searlo support MCP protocol?

Yes. Searlo supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which Bing API did not. This lets AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code connect to Searlo for web search without any code.

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