How to check indexing in Bing?

mrqwerty77 · Monday at 11:28 PM

How to check indexing in Bing? If I check a large and well-known website, everything is fine. If I check a little‑known domain, I randomly end up either on Wikipedia or on YouTube, and so on. My task is to perform a large‑scale automated check of domains for indexing in Bing (more than 1,000 per day).

DojaCat · 2026-09-15T00:28:20+0100

for checking 1k+ domains a day, i wouldn't rely on random bing searches or just looking at the results page. bing webmaster tools is useful when u control the domains, but for bulk checking i'd use a consistent query like site:domain.com and record whether bing returns actual pages from that domain. just keep in mind the results can be inconsistent, so i'd run the same check more than once before marking a domain as not indexed.

Proxy_Soxy · 2026-09-15T09:51:34+0100

for 1k+ domains i dont tnink making it a simple indexed / not indexed check is a good idea. If site:domain.com gives you wikipedia, youtube or something unrelated, i’d mark that one as unknown instead of assuming the domain isn’t indexed

only count it as indexed when Bing actually returns a URL from that host, and recheck the unknown ones later

you can also try Bing Webmaster Tools cause URL Inspection gives you the actual index status

Aringun · 2026-09-15T11:43:38+0100

site: operator in bing search works fine for quick manual checks, but if u have bulk urls bing webmaster tools api is way better and much more accurate.

medialounge · 2026-09-15T13:08:23+0100

mrqwerty77 said:
How to check indexing in Bing? If I check a large and well-known website, everything is fine. If I check a little‑known domain, I randomly end up either on Wikipedia or on YouTube, and so on. My task is to perform a large‑scale automated check of domains for indexing in Bing (more than 1,000 per day)

For random public searches you can use site-wide commands but for heavy indexation as your case, Bing Webmaster Tools is your best goto option because it gives you more indepth and accurate results. It utilizes options such as Sitemap, URL Inspections, Site explorer and others.

Henryy1321 · 2026-09-15T13:39:35+0100

mrqwerty77 said:
How to check indexing in Bing? If I check a large and well-known website, everything is fine. If I check a little‑known domain, I randomly end up either on Wikipedia or on YouTube, and so on. My task is to perform a large‑scale automated check of domains for indexing in Bing (more than 1,000 per day).

when it comes to sites having more than 1000 domains, I believe that we cannot categorize all such sites as either gud or bad. If you come across any sites which are related to Bing but are unrelated to your purpose, treat it as unknown.

WickednDivine · 2026-09-15T14:22:55+0100

Better to use Bing Webmaster tools or an API based checker if possible.

That way you can automate it instead of getting random Wikipedia or YouTube results.

mrqwerty77 · 2026-09-15T17:47:13+0100

UPD.
It turns out that not long ago, the custom search was removed from Bing.

rucurper · 2026-09-15T17:50:24+0100

If you’re doing this at larger scale, I wouldn’t rely on site:domain searches. Bing’s results can be inaccurate especially for small or low auth domains so landing on Wikipedia or YT doesn’t mean the domain isn’t indexed. For domains you control, Bing Webmaster Tools is a better source.

mrqwerty77 · 2026-09-15T17:52:36+0100

rucurper said:
If you’re doing this at larger scale, I wouldn’t rely on site:domain searches. Bing’s results can be inaccurate especially for small or low auth domains so landing on Wikipedia or YT doesn’t mean the domain isn’t indexed. For domains you control, Bing Webmaster Tools is a better source.

The problem is that I manage a huge number of domains (almost 1,000 domains per day, and they’re new every time), and I only manage their A record.

rucurper · 2026-09-15T17:57:06+0100

For 1k new domains a day automation is basically the only practical approach.

bobjedropje · 2026-09-16T04:00:37+0100

the wikipedia and youtube results sound like a search result issue rather than a reliable indexing check. i'd avoid treating a random SERP result as proof.

sMiT5 · 2026-09-16T05:54:35+0100

scrapebox index checker does bing, thats what i used when i had to check a few thousand. only thing is bing starts giving garbage after a few hundred queries from one ip so you need proxies rotating or you get the wikipedia/youtube thing you describe. run it twice before you trust a not indexed

andyLarissa · 2026-09-16T05:59:08+0100

the 1k+ domains a day part is what makes this tricky. I’d also be interested to know if there’s a reliable bulk method

mangaalsumwg · 2026-09-16T06:14:23+0100

For large-scale checks, I’d avoid relying on Bing’s normal search results. Using the Bing Webmaster Tools API or Bing’s search API with a site:domain.com query is more reliable, then automate the checks with rate limits and retries to handle inconsistent results.

ApiHunter · 2026-09-16T07:26:14+0100

mrqwerty77 said:
How to check indexing in Bing? If I check a large and well-known website, everything is fine. If I check a little‑known domain, I randomly end up either on Wikipedia or on YouTube, and so on. My task is to perform a large‑scale automated check of domains for indexing in Bing (more than 1,000 per day).

If we use 1K + domains/day, SERP check will be a signal only. at times, Bing’s SERP results are inconsistent nd so more tries, nd distinction between indexed or unknown domains will help us avoid many false checks, IMHO.

milles · 2026-09-16T07:59:02+0100

mrqwerty77 said:
How to check indexing in Bing? If I check a large and well-known website, everything is fine. If I check a little‑known domain, I randomly end up either on Wikipedia or on YouTube, and so on. My task is to perform a large‑scale automated check of domains for indexing in Bing (more than 1,000 per day).

In case it exceed 1k domains per day, then use the Bing SERPs as the signal, but not as the final verification tool. keep them under the unknown tag nd test these domains again.

mrqwerty77 · 2026-09-16T19:22:47+0100

milles said:
In case it exceed 1k domains per day, then use the Bing SERPs as the signal, but not as the final verification tool. keep them under the unknown tag nd test these domains again.

The question is how to automate this process on the server side.

Hot_Box · 2026-09-16T19:25:46+0100

For 1k+ domains I wouldn't trust normal bing search results. Use bing webmaster data where possible and treat site search checks as a rough signal only.

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