Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents

Microsoft said Monday (May 12) that it will retire Bing Search APIs on Aug. 11.“Any existing instances of Bing Search APIs will be decommissioned completely, and the product will no longer be available for usage or new customer signup,” the company said in an Azure Update.Microsoft suggested in the update that customers may consider as an alternative Grounding with Bing Search as part of Azure AI Agents.“Grounding with Bing Search allows Azure AI Agents to incorporate real-time public web data when generati ...