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Bing Webmaster Tools

Check whether Bing discovered, crawled or indexed a public page. Look at Bing search activity and use Site Explorer to see whether an issue affects a group of pages.

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How do you get access to the right site?

Bing Webmaster Tools is free. Use a Bing Webmaster Tools account with access to the site's verified property. If the site is already set up, ask its owner for access to the site or section you need.

A site owner can verify control in Bing with a supported method, such as a domain record or verification tag. Another option is to import an already verified site from Google Search Console. That option grants Bing access to read the verified sites and sitemaps in the connected Google account. Bing documents periodic checks of that access. Use a connection your site owner has approved.

How far did a page get in Bing?

In URL Inspection, the Index card shows what Bing recorded about the address. When available, it shows when Bing discovered, crawled and indexed it. A page can be known to Bing without being in its index.

The Live URL tab checks what Bing can fetch now. Use it to distinguish a current fetch problem from an older entry. A live response shows what the test reached at that moment. Search inclusion and where a page appears depend on other signals too.

How do you check a missing public page?

Choose an existing public page, such as a help article on a verified site you are allowed to inspect. Confirm the site, exact address and that the address contains no private data or access codes. If you cannot verify access and the public address, use a fictional help article and write down the expected checks on paper.

  1. Check the exact page
    Select the verified site and enter the public address in URL Inspection. Open the Index card and record the indexing status and crawl date if shown.
  2. Describe where the report stops
    Write down whether Bing reports discovery, a crawl, or indexing. For example, a page that was discovered but has no reported crawl leaves a different question open from a page that was crawled and excluded.
  3. Check for a pattern
    If related public pages have the same problem, open their folder in Site Explorer and check whether it shows similar statuses. Keep the conclusion to the pages and dates the reports cover.

What does the Search Performance report measure?

Search Performance shows recorded impressions and clicks for your site on Bing. Check the selected traffic source and date range before comparing two periods. The report can cover different Bing experiences, and some breakdowns are available only for certain sources.

Use the available page and keyword views to see what people clicked. A new or quiet site may show little data. Use URL Inspection for the indexing question and your own app's records or analytics for what visitors did after clicking. These figures describe Bing's measured activity on the selected site.