Will the image links still work after Bing Image Search API has been discontinued in August.

Phillip Lubanga 0 Reputation points
2025-07-31T18:33:07.2133333+00:00

I have a database full of records with images fetched from via the Bing Image Search API such as https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.wrri6apPsVUGok0mO8FuSQHaHI?r=0&pid=Api

Will the links continue to work after the API has been discontinued?

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  1. Aryan Parashar 3,695 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-08-12T07:56:03.1133333+00:00

    Hi Phillip,

    The images are served via Bing’s CDN (Content Delivery Network) as static assets, so they may remain accessible after the discontinuation of the API. However, CDN assets are subject to issues such as cache invalidation, TTL (Time-to-Live) expiry, or backend purging, which means there is no guarantee of how long they will remain accessible.

    In your case, to ensure long-term accessibility, store the images in local or cloud storage.

    Feel free to accept this as an answer.

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A Portal.

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