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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Microsoft Azure Client Video Search API
description: The Video Search API lets you search on Bing for video that are relevant to the user's search query, for insights about a video or for videos that are trending based on search requests made by others. This section provides technical details about the query parameters and headers that you use to request videos and the JSON response objects that contain them. For examples that show how to make requests, see Searching the Web for Videos.
version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v7.0
security:
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Video Search
paths:
/videos/search:
get:
summary: Microsoft Azure The Video Search Api Lets You Send A Search Query To Bing And…
operationId: microsoftAzureVideosSearch
tags:
- Video Search
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-bingapis-sdk'
- name: Accept
in: header
description: The default media type is application/json. To specify that the response use [JSON-LD](http://json-ld.org/), set the Accept header to application/ld+json.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: Accept-Language
x-ms-client-name: AcceptLanguage
in: header
description: A comma-delimited list of one or more languages to use for user interface strings. The list is in decreasing order of preference. For additional information, including expected format, see [RFC2616](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html). This header and the [setLang](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#setlang) query parameter are mutually exclusive; do not specify both. If you set this header, you must also specify the [cc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#cc) query parameter. To determine the market to return results for, Bing uses the first supported language it finds from the list and combines it with the cc parameter value. If the list does not include a supported language, Bing finds the closest language and market that supports the request or it uses an aggregated or default market for the results. To determine the market that Bing used, see the BingAPIs-Market header. Use this header and the cc query parameter only if you specify multiple languages. Otherwise, use the [mkt](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#mkt) and [setLang](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#setlang) query parameters. A user interface string is a string that's used as a label in a user interface. There are few user interface strings in the JSON response objects. Any links to Bing.com properties in the response objects apply the specified language.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: User-Agent
x-ms-client-name: UserAgent
in: header
description: 'The user agent originating the request. Bing uses the user agent to provide mobile users with an optimized experience. Although optional, you are encouraged to always specify this header. The user-agent should be the same string that any commonly used browser sends. For information about user agents, see [RFC 2616](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html). The following are examples of user-agent strings. Windows Phone: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows Phone 8.0; Trident/6.0; IEMobile/10.0; ARM; Touch; NOKIA; Lumia 822). Android: Mozilla / 5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.5; en - us; SCH - I500 Build / GINGERBREAD) AppleWebKit / 533.1 (KHTML; like Gecko) Version / 4.0 Mobile Safari / 533.1. iPhone: Mozilla / 5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 6_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit / 536.26 (KHTML; like Gecko) Mobile / 10B142 iPhone4; 1 BingWeb / 3.03.1428.20120423. PC: Mozilla / 5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; Trident / 7.0; Touch; rv:11.0) like Gecko. iPad: Mozilla / 5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 7_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit / 537.51.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version / 7.0 Mobile / 11A465 Safari / 9537.53'
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: X-MSEdge-ClientID
x-ms-client-name: ClientId
in: header
description: 'Bing uses this header to provide users with consistent behavior across Bing API calls. Bing often flights new features and improvements, and it uses the client ID as a key for assigning traffic on different flights. If you do not use the same client ID for a user across multiple requests, then Bing may assign the user to multiple conflicting flights. Being assigned to multiple conflicting flights can lead to an inconsistent user experience. For example, if the second request has a different flight assignment than the first, the experience may be unexpected. Also, Bing can use the client ID to tailor web results to that client ID’s search history, providing a richer experience for the user. Bing also uses this header to help improve result rankings by analyzing the activity generated by a client ID. The relevance improvements help with better quality of results delivered by Bing APIs and in turn enables higher click-through rates for the API consumer. IMPORTANT: Although optional, you should consider this header required. Persisting the client ID across multiple requests for the same end user and device combination enables 1) the API consumer to receive a consistent user experience, and 2) higher click-through rates via better quality of results from the Bing APIs. Each user that uses your application on the device must have a unique, Bing generated client ID. If you do not include this header in the request, Bing generates an ID and returns it in the X-MSEdge-ClientID response header. The only time that you should NOT include this header in a request is the first time the user uses your app on that device. Use the client ID for each Bing API request that your app makes for this user on the device. Persist the client ID. To persist the ID in a browser app, use a persistent HTTP cookie to ensure the ID is used across all sessions. Do not use a session cookie. For other apps such as mobile apps, use the device''s persistent storage to persist the ID. The next time the user uses your app on that device, get the client ID that you persisted. Bing responses may or may not include this header. If the response includes this header, capture the client ID and use it for all subsequent Bing requests for the user on that device. If you include the X-MSEdge-ClientID, you must not include cookies in the request.'
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: X-MSEdge-ClientIP
x-ms-client-name: ClientIp
in: header
description: 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 to determine safe search behavior. Although optional, you are encouraged to always specify this header and the X-Search-Location header. Do not obfuscate the address (for example, by changing the last octet to 0). Obfuscating the address results in the location not being anywhere near the device's actual location, which may result in Bing serving erroneous results.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: X-Search-Location
x-ms-client-name: Location
in: header
description: 'A semicolon-delimited list of key/value pairs that describe the client''s geographical location. Bing uses the location information to determine safe search behavior and to return relevant local content. Specify the key/value pair as <key>:<value>. The following are the keys that you use to specify the user''s location. lat (required): The latitude of the client''s location, in degrees. The latitude must be greater than or equal to -90.0 and less than or equal to +90.0. Negative values indicate southern latitudes and positive values indicate northern latitudes. long (required): The longitude of the client''s location, in degrees. The longitude must be greater than or equal to -180.0 and less than or equal to +180.0. Negative values indicate western longitudes and positive values indicate eastern longitudes. re (required): The radius, in meters, which specifies the horizontal accuracy of the coordinates. Pass the value returned by the device''s location service. Typical values might be 22m for GPS/Wi-Fi, 380m for cell tower triangulation, and 18,000m for reverse IP lookup. ts (optional): The UTC UNIX timestamp of when the client was at the location. (The UNIX timestamp is the number of seconds since January 1, 1970.) head (optional): The client''s relative heading or direction of travel. Specify the direction of travel as degrees from 0 through 360, counting clockwise relative to true north. Specify this key only if the sp key is nonzero. sp (optional): The horizontal velocity (speed), in meters per second, that the client device is traveling. alt (optional): The altitude of the client device, in meters. are (optional): The radius, in meters, that specifies the vertical accuracy of the coordinates. Specify this key only if you specify the alt key. Although many of the keys are optional, the more information that you provide, the more accurate the location results are. Although optional, you are encouraged to always specify the user''s geographical location. Providing the location is especially important if the client''s IP address does not accurately reflect the user''s physical location (for example, if the client uses VPN). For optimal results, you should include this header and the X-MSEdge-ClientIP header, but at a minimum, you should include this header.'
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: cc
x-ms-client-name: CountryCode
in: query
description: A 2-character country code of the country where the results come from. This API supports only the United States market. If you specify this query parameter, it must be set to us. If you set this parameter, you must also specify the Accept-Language header. Bing uses the first supported language it finds from the languages list, and combine that language with the country code that you specify to determine the market to return results for. If the languages list does not include a supported language, Bing finds the closest language and market that supports the request, or it may use an aggregated or default market for the results instead of a specified one. You should use this query parameter and the Accept-Language query parameter only if you specify multiple languages; otherwise, you should use the mkt and setLang query parameters. This parameter and the mkt query parameter are mutually exclusive—do not specify both.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: count
x-ms-client-name: Count
in: query
description: The number of videos to return in the response. The actual number delivered may be less than requested. The default is 35. The maximum is 105. You may use this parameter along with the offset parameter to page results. For example, if your user interface presents 20 videos per page, set count to 20 and offset to 0 to get the first page of results. For each subsequent page, increment offset by 20 (for example, 0, 20, 40). Use this parameter only with the Video Search API. Do not specify this parameter when calling the Trending Videos API or the Web Search API.
required: false
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: freshness
x-ms-client-name: Freshness
in: query
description: 'Filter videos by the date and time that Bing discovered the video. The following are the possible filter values. Day: Return videos discovered within the last 24 hours. Week: Return videos discovered within the last 7 days. Month: Return videos discovered within the last 30 days.'
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: Freshness
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Day
- Week
- Month
- name: id
x-ms-client-name: Id
in: query
description: An ID that uniquely identifies a video. The [Video](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#video) object's videoId field contains the ID that you set this parameter to. You use this parameter to ensure that the specified video is the first video in the list of videos that Bing returns.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: length
x-ms-client-name: Length
in: query
description: 'Filter videos by the following lengths: Short: Return videos that are less than 5 minutes. Medium: Return videos that are between 5 and 20 minutes, inclusive. Long: Return videos that are longer than 20 minutes. All: Do not filter by length.Specifying this value is the same as not specifying the videoLength parameter.'
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: VideoLength
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- All
- Short
- Medium
- Long
- name: mkt
x-ms-client-name: Market
in: query
description: 'The market where the results come from. Typically, mkt is the country where the user is making the request from. However, it could be a different country if the user is not located in a country where Bing delivers results. The market must be in the form <language code>-<country code>. For example, en-US. The string is case insensitive. For a list of possible market values, see [Market Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#market-codes). NOTE: If known, you are encouraged to always specify the market. Specifying the market helps Bing route the request and return an appropriate and optimal response. If you specify a market that is not listed in [Market Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#market-codes), Bing uses a best fit market code based on an internal mapping that is subject to change. This parameter and the [cc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#cc) query parameter are mutually exclusive—do not specify both.'
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: offset
x-ms-client-name: Offset
in: query
description: The zero-based offset that indicates the number of videos to skip before returning videos. The default is 0. The offset should be less than ([totalEstimatedMatches](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#videos-totalmatches) - count). Use this parameter along with the count parameter to page results. For example, if your user interface displays 20 videos per page, set count to 20 and offset to 0 to get the first page of results. For each subsequent page, increment offset by 20 (for example, 0, 20, 40). It is possible for multiple pages to include some overlap in results. To prevent duplicates, see [nextOffset](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#videos-nextoffset). Use this parameter only with the Video Search API.
required: false
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: pricing
x-ms-client-name: Pricing
in: query
description: 'Filter videos by the following pricing options: Free: Return videos that are free to view. Paid: Return videos that require a subscription or payment to view. All: Do not filter by pricing.Specifying this value is the same as not specifying the pricing parameter.'
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: VideoPricing
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- All
- Free
- Paid
- name: q
x-ms-client-name: Query
in: query
description: The user's search query string. The query string cannot be empty. The query string may contain [Bing Advanced Operators](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ff795620.aspx). For example, to limit videos to a specific domain, use the [site:](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ff795613.aspx) operator. Use this parameter only with the Video Search API. Do not specify this parameter when calling the Trending Videos API.
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: resolution
x-ms-client-name: Resolution
in: query
description: 'Filter videos by the following resolutions: SD480p: Return videos with a 480p or higher resolution. HD720p: Return videos with a 720p or higher resolution. HD1080p: Return videos with a 1080p or higher resolution. All: Do not filter by resolution.Specifying this value is the same as not specifying the resolution parameter.'
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: VideoResolution
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- All
- SD480p
- HD720p
- HD1080p
- name: safeSearch
x-ms-client-name: SafeSearch
in: query
description: 'Filter videos for adult content. The following are the possible filter values. Off: If the request is through the Video Search API, the response includes adult videos and the thumbnail images of the videos are clear (non-fuzzy). If the request is through the Web Search API, the response includes adult videos but the thumbnail images of the videos are pixelated (fuzzy). Moderate: If the request is through the Video Search API, the response does not include videos with adult content. If the request is through the Web Search API, the response may include videos with adult content but the thumbnail images of the videos are pixelated (fuzzy). Strict: Does not return videos with adult content. The default is Moderate. If the request comes from a market that Bing''s adult policy requires that safeSearch is set to Strict, Bing ignores the safeSearch value and uses Strict. If you use the site: query operator, there is the chance that the response may contain adult content regardless of what the safeSearch query parameter is set to. Use site: only if you are aware of the content on the site and your scenario supports the possibility of adult content.'
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: SafeSearch
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- 'Off'
- Moderate
- Strict
- name: setLang
x-ms-client-name: SetLang
in: query
description: The language to use for user interface strings. Specify the language using the ISO 639-1 2-letter language code. For example, the language code for English is EN. The default is EN (English). Although optional, you should always specify the language. Typically, you set setLang to the same language specified by mkt unless the user wants the user interface strings displayed in a different language. This parameter and the [Accept-Language](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#acceptlanguage) header are mutually exclusive; do not specify both. A user interface string is a string that's used as a label in a user interface. There are few user interface strings in the JSON response objects. Also, any links to Bing.com properties in the response objects apply the specified language.
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: textDecorations
x-ms-client-name: TextDecorations
in: query
description: A Boolean value that determines whether display strings contain decoration markers such as hit highlighting characters. If true, the strings may include markers. The default is false. To specify whether to use Unicode characters or HTML tags as the markers, see the [textFormat](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/bing-video-api-v7-reference#textformat) query parameter. For information about hit highlighting, see [Hit Highlighting](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/bing-news-search/hit-highlighting).
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
- name: textFormat
x-ms-client-name: TextFormat
in: query
description: The type of markers to use for text decorations (see the textDecorations query parameter). Possible values are Raw—Use Unicode characters to mark content that needs special formatting. The Unicode characters are in the range E000 through E019. For example, Bing uses E000 and E001 to mark the beginning and end of query terms for hit highlighting. HTML—Use HTML tags to mark content that needs special formatting. For example, use <b> tags to highlight query terms in display strings. The default is Raw. For display strings that contain escapable HTML characters such as <, >, and &, if textFormat is set to HTML, Bing escapes the characters as appropriate (for example, < is escaped to <).
required: false
x-ms-enum:
name: TextFormat
modelAsString: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Raw
- Html
responses:
'200':
description: Success.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Videos'
default:
description: An error has occurred. Check the response type and/or status code for more details.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
x-ms-examples:
Successful video search:
$ref: ./examples/SuccessfulVideoSearchRequest.json
description: Needs a more full description created.
components:
schemas:
ResponseBase:
discriminator:
propertyName: _type
type: object
required:
- _type
properties:
_type:
type: string
Response:
description: Defines a response. All schemas that could be returned at the root of a response should inherit from this
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identifiable'
type: object
properties:
webSearchUrl:
description: The URL To Bing's search result for this item.
readOnly: true
type: string
Identifiable:
description: Defines the identity of a resource.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseBase'
type: object
properties:
id:
description: A String identifier.
readOnly: true
type: string
CreativeWork:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Thing'
type: object
properties:
thumbnailUrl:
description: The URL to a thumbnail of the item.
readOnly: true
type: string
provider:
description: The source of the creative work.
readOnly: true
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Thing'
text:
readOnly: true
type: string
ImageObject:
description: Defines an image
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaObject'
type: object
properties:
thumbnail:
description: The URL to a thumbnail of the image
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
readOnly: true
Error:
description: Defines the error that occurred.
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
description: The error code that identifies the category of error.
type: string
default: None
enum:
- None
- ServerError
- InvalidRequest
- RateLimitExceeded
- InvalidAuthorization
- InsufficientAuthorization
x-ms-enum:
name: ErrorCode
modelAsString: false
subCode:
description: The error code that further helps to identify the error.
readOnly: true
type: string
enum:
- UnexpectedError
- ResourceError
- NotImplemented
- ParameterMissing
- ParameterInvalidValue
- HttpNotAllowed
- Blocked
- AuthorizationMissing
- AuthorizationRedundancy
- AuthorizationDisabled
- AuthorizationExpired
x-ms-enum:
name: ErrorSubCode
modelAsString: false
message:
description: A description of the error.
type: string
moreDetails:
description: A description that provides additional information about the error.
readOnly: true
type: string
parameter:
description: The parameter in the request that caused the error.
readOnly: true
type: string
value:
description: The parameter's value in the request that was not valid.
readOnly: true
type: string
Videos:
description: Defines a video answer.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResultsAnswer'
type: object
required:
- value
properties:
value:
description: A list of video objects that are relevant to the query.
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoObject'
nextOffset:
readOnly: true
type: integer
format: int32
scenario:
readOnly: true
type: string
enum:
- List
- SingleDominantVideo
x-ms-enum:
name: VideoQueryScenario
modelAsString: false
queryExpansions:
readOnly: true
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Query'
pivotSuggestions:
readOnly: true
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PivotSuggestions'
MediaObject:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreativeWork'
type: object
properties:
contentUrl:
description: Original URL to retrieve the source (file) for the media object (e.g the source URL for the image).
readOnly: true
type: string
hostPageUrl:
description: URL of the page that hosts the media object.
readOnly: true
type: string
width:
description: The width of the source media object, in pixels.
readOnly: true
type: integer
format: int32
height:
description: The height of the source media object, in pixels.
readOnly: true
type: integer
format: int32
Thing:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response'
type: object
properties:
name:
description: The name of the thing represented by this object.
readOnly: true
type: string
url:
description: The URL to get more information about the thing represented by this object.
readOnly: true
type: string
image:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
readOnly: true
description:
description: A short description of the item.
readOnly: true
type: string
alternateName:
readOnly: true
type: string
bingId:
description: An ID that uniquely identifies this item.
readOnly: true
type: string
Query:
description: Defines a search query.
type: object
required:
- text
properties:
text:
description: The query string. Use this string as the query term in a new search request.
type: string
displayText:
description: The display version of the query term. This version of the query term may contain special characters that highlight the search term found in the query string. The string contains the highlighting characters only if the query enabled hit highlighting
readOnly: true
type: string
webSearchUrl:
description: The URL that takes the user to the Bing search results page for the query.Only related search results include this field.
readOnly: true
type: string
searchLink:
readOnly: true
type: string
thumbnail:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
readOnly: true
VideoObject:
description: Defines a video object that is relevant to the query.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaObject'
type: object
properties:
motionThumbnailUrl:
readOnly: true
type: string
motionThumbnailId:
readOnly: true
type: string
embedHtml:
readOnly: true
type: string
allowHttpsEmbed:
readOnly: true
type: boolean
viewCount:
readOnly: true
type: integer
format: int32
thumbnail:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
readOnly: true
videoId:
readOnly: true
type: string
allowMobileEmbed:
readOnly: true
type: boolean
isSuperfresh:
readOnly: true
type: boolean
SearchResultsAnswer:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Answer'
type: object
properties:
totalEstimatedMatches:
description: The estimated number of webpages that are relevant to the query. Use this number along with the count and offset query parameters to page the results.
readOnly: true
type: integer
format: int64
isFamilyFriendly:
readOnly: true
type: boolean
Answer:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response'
type: object
properties:
followUpQueries:
readOnly: true
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Query'
ErrorResponse:
description: The top-level response that represents a failed request.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response'
type: object
required:
- errors
properties:
errors:
description: A list of errors that describe the reasons why the request failed.
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
PivotSuggestions:
type: object
required:
- pivot
- suggestions
properties:
pivot:
type: string
suggestions:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Query'
parameters:
x-bingapis-sdk:
name: X-BingApis-SDK
description: Activate swagger compliance
x-ms-parameter-location: method
required: true
in: header
x-ms-enum:
name: XBingApisSDK
modelAsString: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- 'true'
securitySchemes:
apiKeyHeader:
name: Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key
type: apiKey
in: header
x-ms-parameterized-host:
hostTemplate: '{Endpoint}'
useSchemePrefix: false
parameters:
- $ref: ../../../Common/Parameters.json#/parameters/GlobalEndpoint