> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boostgpt.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bing Search

> Web, news, image and video search. Another index, useful mainly for comparing what different engines surface.

Web, news, image and video search. Another index, useful mainly for comparing what different engines surface.

## Connecting

In the dashboard, open **Connectors**, find Bing Search and press **Connect**. The key you enter is checked against Bing Search before anything is saved, so a key that is refused never becomes a connection that fails later.

### What you will need

| Field   | What it is                                       |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| API Key | Your Bing Search API subscription key from Azure |

### Getting the credential

1. Go to [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com)
2. Create a **Bing Search** resource (search for "Bing Search v7")
3. Go to **Keys and Endpoint**
4. Copy **Key 1** or **Key 2**
5. Add API key to connector

## What an agent can do with it

| Tool              | What it does                                                                 |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `web_search`      | Search the web using Bing. Returns web pages, related searches, and more.    |
| `news_search`     | Search for news articles using Bing News                                     |
| `trending_news`   | Get trending news topics                                                     |
| `image_search`    | Search for images using Bing Images                                          |
| `trending_images` | Get trending images                                                          |
| `video_search`    | Search for videos using Bing Videos                                          |
| `trending_videos` | Get trending videos                                                          |
| `entity_search`   | Search for entities (people, places, organizations) using Bing Entity Search |
| `autosuggest`     | Get search suggestions/autocomplete                                          |
| `spell_check`     | Check spelling and grammar                                                   |

## Useful resources

* [Bing Search documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/search-apis/bing-web-search/overview)