Prerequisites
- URL submission is a write action: enable Actions mode in your console before your first submission.
- A site already verified in Bing Webmaster Tools. Without verification, the key gives access to no data.
- Owner or administrator access to that site in Bing Webmaster.
Get the API key
01
Open the settingsOn bing.com/webmasters, click the settings icon at the top right, then “API access”.
02
Choose the API keyAmong the available methods, pick “API Key”. Bing displays a string of characters.
03
Copy the keyCopy it. It is the only thing you need to give Alpative.
Plug it into Alpative
From your Alpative console, paste the API key next to Bing Webmaster. That is all. Your requests will then cover the sites verified in your Bing account: name the relevant site in your questions.
What you can ask
Submit this URL to Bing for indexing: https://my-site.com/my-new-page.
On my site, which queries bring me the most impressions on Bing this month, and which ones have a low click-through rate?
Suggest keyword ideas around my business based on Bing data.
Good to know
URL submission is subject to a daily quota set by Bing. Alpative can tell you how much you have left before you launch a batch.