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Bing Search

Microsoft Bing, commonly referred to as Bing or Bing Search, is a web search engine owned and operated by Microsoft.

This notebook goes over how to use the bing search component.

First, you need to set up the proper API keys and environment variables. To set it up, follow the instructions found here.

Then we will need to set some environment variables.

import os

os.environ["BING_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY"] = "<key>"
os.environ["BING_SEARCH_URL"] = "https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/search"
from langchain_community.utilities import BingSearchAPIWrapper

API Reference:

search = BingSearchAPIWrapper()
search.run("python")
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Number of results​

You can use the k parameter to set the number of results

search = BingSearchAPIWrapper(k=1)
search.run("python")
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Metadata Results​

Run query through BingSearch and return snippet, title, and link metadata.

  • Snippet: The description of the result.
  • Title: The title of the result.
  • Link: The link to the result.
search = BingSearchAPIWrapper()
search.results("apples", 5)
[{'snippet': 'Lady Alice. Pink Lady <b>apples</b> aren’t the only lady in the apple family. Lady Alice <b>apples</b> were discovered growing, thanks to bees pollinating, in Washington. They are smaller and slightly more stout in appearance than other varieties. Their skin color appears to have red and yellow stripes running from stem to butt.',
  'title': '25 Types of Apples - Jessica Gavin',
  'link': 'https://www.jessicagavin.com/types-of-apples/'},
 {'snippet': '<b>Apples</b> can do a lot for you, thanks to plant chemicals called flavonoids. And they have pectin, a fiber that breaks down in your gut. If you take off the apple’s skin before eating it, you won ...',
  'title': 'Apples: Nutrition &amp; Health Benefits - WebMD',
  'link': 'https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/benefits-apples'},
 {'snippet': '<b>Apples</b> boast many vitamins and minerals, though not in high amounts. However, <b>apples</b> are usually a good source of vitamin C. Vitamin C. Also called ascorbic acid, this vitamin is a common ...',
  'title': 'Apples 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits',
  'link': 'https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/apples'},
 {'snippet': 'Weight management. The fibers in <b>apples</b> can slow digestion, helping one to feel greater satisfaction after eating. After following three large prospective cohorts of 133,468 men and women for 24 years, researchers found that higher intakes of fiber-rich fruits with a low glycemic load, particularly <b>apples</b> and pears, were associated with the least amount of weight gain over time.',
  'title': 'Apples | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health',
  'link': 'https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/apples/'}]

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