Microsoft Azure Custom Search Client

Microsoft Azure Custom Search Client is a powerful tool that allows users to customize and tailor their search experiences according to their specific needs and preferences. With this client, individuals and businesses can create personalized search engines that deliver relevant and accurate results based on their own criteria.

OpenAPI Specification

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swagger: '2.0'
info:
  title: Microsoft Azure Custom Search Client
  description: >-
    The Bing Custom Search API lets you send a search query to Bing and get back
    search results customized to meet your custom search definition.
  version: '1.0'
parameters:
  x-bingapis-sdk:
    name: X-BingApis-SDK
    description: Activate swagger compliance
    x-ms-parameter-location: method
    required: true
    type: string
    in: header
    x-ms-enum:
      name: XBingApisSDK
      modelAsString: true
    enum:
      - 'true'
x-ms-parameterized-host:
  hostTemplate: '{Endpoint}'
  useSchemePrefix: false
  parameters:
    - $ref: ../../../Common/Parameters.json#/parameters/GlobalEndpoint
host: api.cognitive.microsoft.com
schemes:
  - https
basePath: /bingcustomsearch/v7.0
produces:
  - application/json
securityDefinitions:
  apiKeyHeader:
    name: Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key
    type: apiKey
    in: header
security:
  - apiKeyHeader: []
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      summary: >-
        Microsoft Azure The Custom Search Api Lets You Send A Search Query To Bing And Get Back Web Pages Found In Your Custom View Of The Web
      operationId: microsoftAzureCustominstanceSearch
      tags:
        - CustomSearch
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/parameters/x-bingapis-sdk'
        - name: Accept
          in: header
          description: >-
            The default media type is application/json. To specify that the
            response use [JSON-LD](http://json-ld.org/), set the Accept header
            to application/ld+json.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: Accept-Language
          x-ms-client-name: AcceptLanguage
          in: header
          description: >-
            A comma-delimited list of one or more languages to use for user
            interface strings. The list is in decreasing order of preference.
            For additional information, including expected format, see
            [RFC2616](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html).
            This header and the setLang query parameter are mutually exclusive;
            do not specify both. If you set this header, you must also specify
            the cc query parameter. Bing will use the first supported language
            it finds from the list, and combine that language with the cc
            parameter value to determine the market to return results for. If
            the list does not include a supported language, Bing will find the
            closest language and market that supports the request, and may use
            an aggregated or default market for the results instead of a
            specified one. You should use this header and the cc query parameter
            only if you specify multiple languages; otherwise, you should use
            the mkt and setLang query parameters. A user interface string is a
            string that's used as a label in a user interface. There are very
            few user interface strings in the JSON response objects. Any links
            in the response objects to Bing.com properties will apply the
            specified language.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: User-Agent
          x-ms-client-name: UserAgent
          in: header
          description: >-
            The user agent originating the request. Bing uses the user agent to
            provide mobile users with an optimized experience. Although
            optional, you are strongly encouraged to always specify this header.
            The user-agent should be the same string that any commonly used
            browser would send. For information about user agents, see [RFC
            2616](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html).
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: X-MSEdge-ClientID
          x-ms-client-name: ClientId
          in: header
          description: >-
            Bing uses this header to provide users with consistent behavior
            across Bing API calls. Bing often flights new features and
            improvements, and it uses the client ID as a key for assigning
            traffic on different flights. If you do not use the same client ID
            for a user across multiple requests, then Bing may assign the user
            to multiple conflicting flights. Being assigned to multiple
            conflicting flights can lead to an inconsistent user experience. For
            example, if the second request has a different flight assignment
            than the first, the experience may be unexpected. Also, Bing can use
            the client ID to tailor web results to that client ID’s search
            history, providing a richer experience for the user. Bing also uses
            this header to help improve result rankings by analyzing the
            activity generated by a client ID. The relevance improvements help
            with better quality of results delivered by Bing APIs and in turn
            enables higher click-through rates for the API consumer. IMPORTANT:
            Although optional, you should consider this header required.
            Persisting the client ID across multiple requests for the same end
            user and device combination enables 1) the API consumer to receive a
            consistent user experience, and 2) higher click-through rates via
            better quality of results from the Bing APIs. Each user that uses
            your application on the device must have a unique, Bing generated
            client ID. If you do not include this header in the request, Bing
            generates an ID and returns it in the X-MSEdge-ClientID response
            header. The only time that you should NOT include this header in a
            request is the first time the user uses your app on that device. Use
            the client ID for each Bing API request that your app makes for this
            user on the device. Persist the client ID. To persist the ID in a
            browser app, use a persistent HTTP cookie to ensure the ID is used
            across all sessions. Do not use a session cookie. For other apps
            such as mobile apps, use the device's persistent storage to persist
            the ID. The next time the user uses your app on that device, get the
            client ID that you persisted. Bing responses may or may not include
            this header. If the response includes this header, capture the
            client ID and use it for all subsequent Bing requests for the user
            on that device. If you include the X-MSEdge-ClientID, you must not
            include cookies in the request.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: X-MSEdge-ClientIP
          x-ms-client-name: ClientIp
          in: header
          description: >-
            The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the client device. The IP address is
            used to discover the user's location. Bing uses the location
            information to determine safe search behavior. Although optional,
            you are encouraged to always specify this header and the
            X-Search-Location header. Do not obfuscate the address (for example,
            by changing the last octet to 0). Obfuscating the address results in
            the location not being anywhere near the device's actual location,
            which may result in Bing serving erroneous results.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: X-Search-Location
          x-ms-client-name: Location
          in: header
          description: >-
            A semicolon-delimited list of key/value pairs that describe the
            client's geographical location. Bing uses the location information
            to determine safe search behavior and to return relevant local
            content. Specify the key/value pair as <key>:<value>. The following
            are the keys that you use to specify the user's location. lat
            (required): The latitude of the client's location, in degrees. The
            latitude must be greater than or equal to -90.0 and less than or
            equal to +90.0. Negative values indicate southern latitudes and
            positive values indicate northern latitudes. long (required): The
            longitude of the client's location, in degrees. The longitude must
            be greater than or equal to -180.0 and less than or equal to +180.0.
            Negative values indicate western longitudes and positive values
            indicate eastern longitudes. re (required): The radius, in meters,
            which specifies the horizontal accuracy of the coordinates. Pass the
            value returned by the device's location service. Typical values
            might be 22m for GPS/Wi-Fi, 380m for cell tower triangulation, and
            18,000m for reverse IP lookup. ts (optional): The UTC UNIX timestamp
            of when the client was at the location. (The UNIX timestamp is the
            number of seconds since January 1, 1970.) head (optional): The
            client's relative heading or direction of travel. Specify the
            direction of travel as degrees from 0 through 360, counting
            clockwise relative to true north. Specify this key only if the sp
            key is nonzero. sp (optional): The horizontal velocity (speed), in
            meters per second, that the client device is traveling. alt
            (optional): The altitude of the client device, in meters. are
            (optional): The radius, in meters, that specifies the vertical
            accuracy of the coordinates. Specify this key only if you specify
            the alt key. Although many of the keys are optional, the more
            information that you provide, the more accurate the location results
            are. Although optional, you are encouraged to always specify the
            user's geographical location. Providing the location is especially
            important if the client's IP address does not accurately reflect the
            user's physical location (for example, if the client uses VPN). For
            optimal results, you should include this header and the
            X-MSEdge-ClientIP header, but at a minimum, you should include this
            header.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: customConfig
          x-ms-client-name: CustomConfig
          in: query
          description: The identifier for the custom search configuration
          required: true
          type: string
        - name: cc
          x-ms-client-name: CountryCode
          in: query
          description: >-
            A 2-character country code of the country where the results come
            from. This API supports only the United States market. If you
            specify this query parameter, it must be set to us. If you set this
            parameter, you must also specify the Accept-Language header. Bing
            uses the first supported language it finds from the languages list,
            and combine that language with the country code that you specify to
            determine the market to return results for. If the languages list
            does not include a supported language, Bing finds the closest
            language and market that supports the request, or it may use an
            aggregated or default market for the results instead of a specified
            one. You should use this query parameter and the Accept-Language
            query parameter only if you specify multiple languages; otherwise,
            you should use the mkt and setLang query parameters. This parameter
            and the mkt query parameter are mutually exclusive—do not specify
            both.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: count
          x-ms-client-name: Count
          in: query
          description: >-
            The number of search results to return in the response. The default
            is 10 and the maximum value is 50. The actual number delivered may
            be less than requested.Use this parameter along with the offset
            parameter to page results.For example, if your user interface
            displays 10 search results per page, set count to 10 and offset to 0
            to get the first page of results. For each subsequent page,
            increment offset by 10 (for example, 0, 10, 20). It is possible for
            multiple pages to include some overlap in results.
          required: false
          type: integer
          format: int32
        - name: mkt
          x-ms-client-name: Market
          in: query
          description: >-
            The market where the results come from. Typically, mkt is the
            country where the user is making the request from. However, it could
            be a different country if the user is not located in a country where
            Bing delivers results. The market must be in the form <language
            code>-<country code>. For example, en-US. The string is case
            insensitive. If known, you are encouraged to always specify the
            market. Specifying the market helps Bing route the request and
            return an appropriate and optimal response. If you specify a market
            that is not listed in Market Codes, Bing uses a best fit market code
            based on an internal mapping that is subject to change. This
            parameter and the cc query parameter are mutually exclusive—do not
            specify both.
          required: false
          type: string
          default: en-us
        - name: offset
          x-ms-client-name: Offset
          in: query
          description: >-
            The zero-based offset that indicates the number of search results to
            skip before returning results. The default is 0. The offset should
            be less than (totalEstimatedMatches - count). Use this parameter
            along with the count parameter to page results. For example, if your
            user interface displays 10 search results per page, set count to 10
            and offset to 0 to get the first page of results. For each
            subsequent page, increment offset by 10 (for example, 0, 10, 20). it
            is possible for multiple pages to include some overlap in results.
          required: false
          type: integer
          format: int32
        - name: q
          x-ms-client-name: Query
          in: query
          description: >-
            The user's search query term. The term may not be empty. The term
            may contain Bing Advanced Operators. For example, to limit results
            to a specific domain, use the site: operator.
          required: true
          type: string
        - name: safeSearch
          x-ms-client-name: SafeSearch
          in: query
          description: >-
            A filter used to filter adult content. Off: Return webpages with
            adult text, images, or videos. Moderate: Return webpages with adult
            text, but not adult images or videos. Strict: Do not return webpages
            with adult text, images, or videos. The default is Moderate. If the
            request comes from a market that Bing's adult policy requires that
            safeSearch is set to Strict, Bing ignores the safeSearch value and
            uses Strict. If you use the site: query operator, there is the
            chance that the response may contain adult content regardless of
            what the safeSearch query parameter is set to. Use site: only if you
            are aware of the content on the site and your scenario supports the
            possibility of adult content.
          required: false
          type: string
          enum:
            - 'Off'
            - Moderate
            - Strict
          x-ms-enum:
            name: SafeSearch
            modelAsString: true
        - name: setLang
          x-ms-client-name: SetLang
          in: query
          description: >-
            The language to use for user interface strings. Specify the language
            using the ISO 639-1 2-letter language code. For example, the
            language code for English is EN. The default is EN (English).
            Although optional, you should always specify the language.
            Typically, you set setLang to the same language specified by mkt
            unless the user wants the user interface strings displayed in a
            different language. This parameter and the Accept-Language header
            are mutually exclusive; do not specify both. A user interface string
            is a string that's used as a label in a user interface. There are
            few user interface strings in the JSON response objects. Also, any
            links to Bing.com properties in the response objects apply the
            specified language.
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: textDecorations
          x-ms-client-name: TextDecorations
          in: query
          description: >-
            A Boolean value that determines whether display strings should
            contain decoration markers such as hit highlighting characters. If
            true, the strings may include markers. The default is false. To
            specify whether to use Unicode characters or HTML tags as the
            markers, see the textFormat query parameter.
          required: false
          type: boolean
        - name: textFormat
          x-ms-client-name: TextFormat
          in: query
          description: >-
            The type of markers to use for text decorations (see the
            textDecorations query parameter). Possible values are Raw—Use
            Unicode characters to mark content that needs special formatting.
            The Unicode characters are in the range E000 through E019. For
            example, Bing uses E000 and E001 to mark the beginning and end of
            query terms for hit highlighting. HTML—Use HTML tags to mark content
            that needs special formatting. For example, use <b> tags to
            highlight query terms in display strings. The default is Raw. For
            display strings that contain escapable HTML characters such as <, >,
            and &, if textFormat is set to HTML, Bing escapes the characters as
            appropriate (for example, < is escaped to &lt;).
          required: false
          type: string
          enum:
            - Raw
            - Html
          x-ms-enum:
            name: TextFormat
            modelAsString: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success.
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/SearchResponse'
        default:
          description: >-
            An error has occurred. Check the response type and/or status code
            for more details.
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/ErrorResponse'
      x-ms-examples:
        Successful query:
          $ref: ./examples//SuccessfulQueryRequest.json
      description: Needs a more full description created.
definitions:
  SearchResponse:
    description: >-
      Defines the top-level object that the response includes when the request
      succeeds.
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Response'
    type: object
    properties:
      queryContext:
        description: >-
          An object that contains the query string that Bing used for the
          request. This object contains the query string as entered by the user.
          It may also contain an altered query string that Bing used for the
          query if the query string contained a spelling mistake.
        $ref: '#/definitions/QueryContext'
        readOnly: true
      webPages:
        description: A list of webpages that are relevant to the search query.
        $ref: '#/definitions/WebWebAnswer'
        readOnly: true
  Response:
    description: >-
      Defines a response. All schemas that could be returned at the root of a
      response should inherit from this
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Identifiable'
    type: object
    properties:
      webSearchUrl:
        description: The URL To Bing's search result for this item.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  QueryContext:
    description: Defines the query context that Bing used for the request.
    type: object
    required:
      - originalQuery
    properties:
      originalQuery:
        description: The query string as specified in the request.
        type: string
      alteredQuery:
        description: >-
          The query string used by Bing to perform the query. Bing uses the
          altered query string if the original query string contained spelling
          mistakes. For example, if the query string is "saling downwind", the
          altered query string will be "sailing downwind". This field is
          included only if the original query string contains a spelling
          mistake.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      alterationOverrideQuery:
        description: >-
          The query string to use to force Bing to use the original string. For
          example, if the query string is "saling downwind", the override query
          string will be "+saling downwind". Remember to encode the query string
          which results in "%2Bsaling+downwind". This field is included only if
          the original query string contains a spelling mistake.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      adultIntent:
        description: >-
          A Boolean value that indicates whether the specified query has adult
          intent. The value is true if the query has adult intent; otherwise,
          false.
        readOnly: true
        type: boolean
  WebWebAnswer:
    description: Defines a list of relevant webpage links.
    x-ms-discriminator-value: Web/WebAnswer
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/SearchResultsAnswer'
    type: object
    required:
      - value
    properties:
      value:
        description: A list of webpages that are relevant to the query.
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/WebPage'
      someResultsRemoved:
        description: >-
          A Boolean value that indicates whether the response excluded some
          results from the answer. If Bing excluded some results, the value is
          true.
        readOnly: true
        type: boolean
  SearchResultsAnswer:
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Answer'
    type: object
    properties:
      queryContext:
        $ref: '#/definitions/QueryContext'
        readOnly: true
      totalEstimatedMatches:
        description: >-
          The estimated number of webpages that are relevant to the query. Use
          this number along with the count and offset query parameters to page
          the results.
        readOnly: true
        type: integer
        format: int64
      isFamilyFriendly:
        readOnly: true
        type: boolean
  Identifiable:
    description: Defines the identity of a resource.
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/ResponseBase'
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        description: A String identifier.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  WebPage:
    description: Defines a webpage that is relevant to the query.
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/CreativeWork'
    type: object
    properties:
      displayUrl:
        description: >-
          The display URL of the webpage. The URL is meant for display purposes
          only and is not well formed.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      snippet:
        description: A snippet of text from the webpage that describes its contents.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      deepLinks:
        description: >-
          A list of links to related content that Bing found in the website that
          contains this webpage. The Webpage object in this context includes
          only the name, url, urlPingSuffix, and snippet fields.
        readOnly: true
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/WebPage'
      dateLastCrawled:
        description: >-
          The last time that Bing crawled the webpage. The date is in the form,
          YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. For example, 2015-04-13T05:23:39.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      searchTags:
        description: >-
          A list of search tags that the webpage owner specified on the webpage.
          The API returns only indexed search tags. The name field of the
          MetaTag object contains the indexed search tag. Search tags begin with
          search.* (for example, search.assetId). The content field contains the
          tag's value.
        readOnly: true
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/WebMetaTag'
  ErrorResponse:
    description: The top-level response that represents a failed request.
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Response'
    type: object
    required:
      - errors
    properties:
      errors:
        description: A list of errors that describe the reasons why the request failed.
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
  Answer:
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Response'
    type: object
    properties:
      followUpQueries:
        readOnly: true
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/Query'
  Query:
    description: Defines a search query.
    type: object
    required:
      - text
    properties:
      text:
        description: >-
          The query string. Use this string as the query term in a new search
          request.
        type: string
      displayText:
        description: >-
          The display version of the query term. This version of the query term
          may contain special characters that highlight the search term found in
          the query string. The string contains the highlighting characters only
          if the query enabled hit highlighting
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      webSearchUrl:
        description: >-
          The URL that takes the user to the Bing search results page for the
          query.Only related search results include this field.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      searchLink:
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  Thing:
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Response'
    type: object
    properties:
      name:
        description: The name of the thing represented by this object.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      url:
        description: >-
          The URL to get more information about the thing represented by this
          object.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      description:
        description: A short description of the item.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      bingId:
        description: An ID that uniquely identifies this item.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  CreativeWork:
    allOf:
      - $ref: '#/definitions/Thing'
    type: object
    properties:
      thumbnailUrl:
        description: The URL to a thumbnail of the item.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      provider:
        description: The source of the creative work.
        readOnly: true
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/definitions/Thing'
      text:
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  WebMetaTag:
    description: Defines a webpage's metadata.
    type: object
    properties:
      name:
        description: The metadata.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      content:
        description: The name of the metadata.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
  ResponseBase:
    discriminator: _type
    type: object
    required:
      - _type
    properties:
      _type:
        type: string
  Error:
    description: Defines the error that occurred.
    type: object
    required:
      - code
      - message
    properties:
      code:
        description: The error code that identifies the category of error.
        type: string
        default: None
        enum:
          - None
          - ServerError
          - InvalidRequest
          - RateLimitExceeded
          - InvalidAuthorization
          - InsufficientAuthorization
        x-ms-enum:
          name: ErrorCode
          modelAsString: true
      subCode:
        description: The error code that further helps to identify the error.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
        enum:
          - UnexpectedError
          - ResourceError
          - NotImplemented
          - ParameterMissing
          - ParameterInvalidValue
          - HttpNotAllowed
          - Blocked
          - AuthorizationMissing
          - AuthorizationRedundancy
          - AuthorizationDisabled
          - AuthorizationExpired
        x-ms-enum:
          name: ErrorSubCode
          modelAsString: true
      message:
        description: A description of the error.
        type: string
      moreDetails:
        description: A description that provides additional information about the error.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      parameter:
        description: The parameter in the request that caused the error.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
      value:
        description: The parameter's value in the request that was not valid.
        readOnly: true
        type: string
tags:
  - name: CustomSearch