# Local Search Client API

> Local Search Client API on Apizie: 1 endpoint (The Local Search API lets you send a search query to Bing and get back search results that include local…) returned as clean JSON through one API key. Send your own provider key in the x-upstream-key header. Call it over REST at https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search`
- Category: Dev Tools
- Status: byok
- Source: https://microsoft.com
- Page: https://www.apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search
- OpenAPI: https://www.apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search/openapi.json

The Local Search client lets you send a search query to Bing and get back search results that include local businesses such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, or other local businesses. The query can specify the…

## Endpoints

### The Local Search API lets you send a search query to Bing and get back search results that include local…
`GET https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search/local-search` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-BingApis-SDK | string | yes | Activate swagger compliance |
| Accept-Language | string | no | A comma-delimited list of one or more languages to use for user interface strings. The list is in decreasing order of preference. For… |
| Pragma | string | no | By default, Bing returns cached content, if available. To prevent Bing from returning cached content, set the Pragma header to no-cache… |
| X-MSEdge-ClientID | string | no | Bing uses this header to provide users with consistent behavior across Bing API calls. Bing often flights new features and improvements,… |
| X-MSEdge-ClientIP | string | no | The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the client device. The IP address is used to discover the user's location. Bing uses the location information… |
| X-Search-Location | string | no | A semicolon-delimited list of key/value pairs that describe the client's geographical location. Bing uses the location information to… |
| cc | string | no | A 2-character country code of the country where the results come from. This API supports only the United States market. If you specify… |
| mkt | string | no | The market where the results come from. You are strongly encouraged to always specify the market, if known. Specifying the market helps… |
| q | string | yes | The user's search term. |
| localcategories | string | no | comma-delimited list of business categories to search for. Supported categories can be high-level such as EatDrink, Shop, SeeDo. |
| localcircularview | string | no | Preferred location to search around, expressed as Latitude, longitude and radius in meters. For example 47.61503,-122.1719,5000. Note that… |
| localmapview | string | no | Preferred bounding box for results, specified in NW_latitude, NW_Longitude, SE_Latitude, SE_Longitude format. For example… |
| count | string | no | Preferred number of results to return. If not specified, then Bing returns 1-20 of the most relevant results. |
| first | string | no | First result to return. zero-based. default is 0. |
| ResponseFormat | array | no | The media type to use for the response. The following are the possible case-insensitive values: JSON, JSONLD. The default is JSON. If you… |
| SafeSearch | string | no | A filter used to filter adult content. Off: Return webpages with adult text, images, or videos. Moderate: Return webpages with adult text,… |
| SetLang | string | no | The language to use for user interface strings. Specify the language using the ISO 639-1 2-letter language code. For example, the language… |

## Example
```
curl "https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search/local-search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY" \
  -H "x-upstream-key: $PROVIDER_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Local Search Client API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send GET https://www.apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search/local-search with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Local Search Client API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card. Local Search Client itself also needs your own key from microsoft.com.

### Can AI agents use the Local Search Client API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://www.apizie.tech/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key dev-tools:microsoft-cognitiveservices-local-search.

### What is the status of the Local Search Client API?
Needs your own provider key (bring your own key)