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[Bing Search API] Empty result for advanced search operators

Degraded Lasted 22d 19h · started · SerpApi's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
Search API
Regions
us
Down Index
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Updates from SerpApi 5

  1. investigating

    We are currently investigating an issue where searches using advanced operators on the Bing Search API are returning empty results. Our team is actively looking into this, and we will share another update once we have more information. You can track the progress of this issue on our public roadmap: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/2566

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  2. identified

    Our engineers are currently exploring and working on different solutions which have shown good early response for this issue. We'll keep updating any improvements here.

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  3. identified

    Our engineers are making progress in evaluating possible fixes, but additional testing is still underway to confirm their effectiveness. We'll provide another update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience in the meantime.

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  4. identified

    We are continuing to evaluate possible fixes for empty results on Bing Search API searches that use advanced operators. Further testing is still needed to confirm their effectiveness, so affected searches may continue to return empty results for now. We will share another update as soon as we have more information.

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  5. resolved

    Post further analysis we have observed that Bing Search API is returning results when advanced operators are used. We have identified a different issue where intermittently the search results are irrelevant or do not follow the rules provided in advanced parameters. We are further investigating this under the below incident, https://status.serpapi.com/incidents/whqvwk9d9wg5 Thanks for your patience and understanding. In case of any queries or concerns, kindly reach out to us on contact@serpapi.com.

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Questions about DWN-93049d5da3

Is SerpApi still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-11-06 01:10 UTC. For SerpApi's live state, see https://down.guide/serpapi.

How long did it last?

22d 19h, from 2026-10-14 05:42 UTC to 2026-11-06 01:10 UTC, by the times SerpApi posted.

What was affected?

SerpApi named Search API in us.

What caused it?

SerpApi hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

SerpApi's official status page, https://status.serpapi.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.