--- title: Microsoft Bing News Search API Reviews meta_title: 'Microsoft Bing News Search API Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 19 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Microsoft Bing News Search API works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 3.9 review_count: 19 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-12' parent_category: name: Analytics Tools & Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-tools-software --- # Microsoft Bing News Search API Reviews **Vendor:** Microsoft **Category:** [Enterprise Search Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-search-software) **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 19 ## About Microsoft Bing News Search API Microsoft Bing News Search API is a tool that search the web for news articles including details like authoritative image of the news article, related news and categories, provider info, article URL, and date added. ## Microsoft Bing News Search API Reviews ### 1. Nit a bad tool for news collation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Management Consulting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 04, 2022 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** That it is really easy to setup Bing news alerts. It can be done within 5 minutes and it also asks the time at which you would like to recieve the news pull which is really nice. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I didn't like the extra lot of news that it provides , so it's like it will provide every news of the company and you will need to read through it and filter out which takes a lot of time. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's is solving the problem that you won't have to conduct search for the company news on general web .. it will provide almost all the news. Also easy to set up. Can also be discontinued easily ### 2. This is a wonderful way to find out about REAL news. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Heather A. | Research Analyst/Transcriptionist/Internet Research/Recruiter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Microsoft Bing News finds the TOP news by sending a search query to the Bing News Search API, and getting back a list of relevant news articles. You can narrow it down to certain categories. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The worst thing about it is if you are not sure about the category then sometimes you will search a little longer for what you really need. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** I would recommend this especially during times that we are in 2020, it is hard to find real news that tells the truth. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefits I have realized is it does a comprehensive search for the query searched. If you are working on research of any kind, it solves the problems even if your query is not exact. ### 3. Best News Search Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** maxwel m. | Deputy Managing Director, Banking, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Microsoft Bing News Search has new features such as suggesting and using search terms and hence making it easy for searches.It also categorises news into different topics thus it simplifies the searches. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The search results does not offer a filter feature which helps in locating the specific information that one is looking for. Even though the news are divided into different topics, it makes it difficult to locate a specific news. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** Microsoft Bing News Search API is the best engine for news. It has reliable and updated news. You should try it out. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Searching the latest news about different organizations. It has helped me in getting new ideas for the firm that am working at. ### 4. Success comes with a Bing! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michelle W. | Receptionist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I use BING just about all day, every day. I really like that I can plug in the information I need, which is usually searching for a nearby business or a person who has come to us as a prospective client. I LOVE the fact that I can get points for every search I make on the computer, and then to go on my iPhone and do the same thing on there. It is really useful.I am a sucker for information. I love to learn. Non-stop. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I can't say that I really dislike much. I use it all day, every day..... Could probably say that I don't like NOT being able to find someone I'm looking for, and that's about it. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to talk to my prospective clients about our world today makes us realize just what we do have in common and that makes us look that much more of a great law firm. We are hoping that people come see us... Knowing that we're out there helps a bunch. BENEFITS- News on every level-- local, state, county and the world. Love looking up opposing parties and seeing who has been in jail/prison/etc. ### 5. Eh go with google **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Neel S. | Mr., Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** pricing is very competitive compared to google etc, and it is easy to use and much cheaper than google etc. Mailchimp, and other SEO and marketing lead tools for tracking inbound leads etc. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** it does not have the SEO or audience capabilities of Google Analytics or Mail Chimp, also it lacks the audience and global capture like Google does, additionally it is not as easy to use or delightful compared to google analytics and mailchimp in terms of uses for reports and high level c-suite reporting. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Inboung marketing tracking, leads, who is on our site, etc.! who is submitting queries or customer inputs It is also much easier to use from a devops point of view. This is especially true in smaller agile start up or scale up environments! ### 6. Mix of local and worldwide news provides good variety **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The overview sections provide nice variety without having to search for specific terms, so I can browse through and learn about topics I normally wouldn't search for. I also like that they have a specific section for local news. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Not my search engine of choice; local news selections tend to be a bit out of date. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping up with current local and world events is important when you're working in a humanities department at a University, so it's helped me to better keep up with developments in state, local, and national government and around the world, as well as social developments. ### 7. Bing News Search Finds Accurate Updated Information From Reliable Sources **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dominique D. | Certified Business Analysts/, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 27, 2018 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** When I use Bing News Search, I have always received accurate and updated information from reliable sources. I love the feature to be able of selecting your interests as any news topics are updated. The ability to have your news search preferences and search history topics automatically appear on the home page once the browser is opened. The benefits and features offered to Users that join the Bing Reward Program, receives extra credit points for using Bing News Search. The credit points given to the User are more than a regular Bing Search. I like that the credit points earned, can be used towards rewards, shopping, gift cards, etc. The User's Bing News Search is effectively personalized immediately according to the search history of news topics and interests of previous searchs. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** There are times I have found contradictory news, depending on the topic. I dislike that old news still remains in some instances too close to the updated news,, or within the same section on the home page. Which causes confusion of thoughts and judgements of decisions of a source's reliability.This sometimes occurs from unknown reliable sources. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** I recommend that Businesses and Users interested in obtaining accurate updated news and information for decision making for the growth of business activities for productivity and less problems, to consider Microsoft Bing News Search and use the personalization of the features and benefits offered. The results are immediately received and easy to understand and find the desired inquiries. Customer Service demonstrates any inquiries you may have within a reasonable time frame and are available by phone. Also, take advantage of the Microsoft Rewards Bing Program for the benefit of receiving credit points for the search activity. Being a Bing News Search User gives the opportunity to become a part of the Communitity and gain recognition that can enhance the growth and consumer awareness of your business. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am personally resolving problems by focusing more on the Bing News Search results obtained, by comparison of proven reliability of sources. The main benefits I have realized is having the feature and option of personalization of my search history and patterns. As a Business Owner that soley utilizes the Internet for my companies industries and activities, been able to use the personalization with an effective process of source eliminations and acquired more knowledge and positive decision makings and productivity. ### 8. Microsoft Bing News Search API **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abdullah A. | Senior Business Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** It's very simple and easy to use. It's also very easy to filter to exactly what you are looking for. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** There are times when old news may appear , although overall there is not much to dislike. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is easy to include news results into a website to provide up to date info for users. ### 9. News at your fingertips. Easy to use ! **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pierre James G. | Associé, développement des affaires, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 28, 2018 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Easy to use filtering and sorting options **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I felt like not all news articles on a given subject would show up in search results. The results were also not prioritized. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** Consider that the news are sometimes not sorted in priority. Otherwise, it is a good procduct and very user friendly. I also should note that having access to the provider info as well as having a quick access to related news was a plus ! **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** The objective was to have accessible news for users a click away, a bonus was how easy it was for them to filter and select the choice of news. ### 10. Great product, integrates well **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Since it’s a Microsoft product, it makes it easy to integrate and develop if you are familiar with MIcrosoft code. Since most office products use MS it also makes it easy to integrate into everything. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** What makes it good also makes it bad....it’s a Microsoft product so it’s easy but also not very robust and is limited in use. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it to automatically search for news based on my interests without having to google everything myself. It saves time and helps weed out useless information. ### 11. Cybersecurity Instructor **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Roger N. | Security Instructor, Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 11, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Ability to narrow down news to what you want to see **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** default to celebrity news that I don't care about **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** get training **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to narrow ads tht I am running for certain books ### 12. Search with Microsoft Bing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The Bing News Search API enables you to integrate Bing's news search capabilities in your applications. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Can become a bit expensive but you can try for free. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** By sending search queries with the API, you can get relevant news articles from multiple categories and sources, similar to bing.com/news. ### 13. Search engine **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I do not usualy use this type of search method. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I dont like the favt that things arent straight forward therefore i dont tend to use it **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** When i used this is the past was to keep me up to date with the gas industry ### 14. Smarter, quicker and simple **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Search results come back faster, Very to the point and precise, and welcoming UI **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Quite difficult to find people on the search, I haven't found any other issue yet. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** News on every level local, political and relevant ### 15. Mediocre Search **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Military | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The best feature is the ability to search for news. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Bing search engines don't have the same logic as google and are sub-par. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Not solving any business problems more easily with Bing News Search API. ### 16. Easy to use! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** It has a great and friendly interface that can easily understood **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** No theme searched identify will showed up, but overall its okay to use. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** useful for our newsfeeds. ### 17. Great API to incorporate into your website **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2018 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** The ease of implementation was exceptional. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Not much to say. I have no dislikes of this product. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** Use all the resources availaible from Microsoft when implementing. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great way to incorporate a news feed into our website. ### 18. Useful but not always used **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2017 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Mineable data is irreplaceable. Excellent search functions. . **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** I don't use the search function for all posts because it isn't always the easiest to sweep through. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** I learn what our users are looking for and how to post the most relevant articles. ### 19. Stitch In Time Saves Nine **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2017 **What do you like best about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** Expediency search wise in response to search keywords entered. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Bing News Search API?** It doesn't always identify themes searched for. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Bing News Search API:** This resource facilitates searches for themes generally, every participant will have their own subjectivity to apply at the conclusion of every search conducted quality, productivity and time wise as economies of scale is fundamental to Key Performance Indicators, especially in terms of time, as this is the measure that is always used to determine productivity. **What problems is Microsoft Bing News Search API solving and how is that benefiting you?** Student academic support relevant to coursework excellence. 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