Bing Maps

aid: bing-maps
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  probe_state: unreadable
  source:
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bing-maps.png
name: Bing Maps
x-parent: microsoft
description: 'Bing Maps for Enterprise is Microsoft''s mapping platform offering REST Services, a Web Control SDK and spatial
  data services for geocoding, routing, imagery and traffic. Microsoft has deprecated it: free (Basic) accounts are retired
  and Enterprise accounts can use it until June 30th, 2028, after which customers must move to Azure Maps.'
url: https://www.microsoft.com/maps/
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-11-05'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Geocoding
x-tier: '3'
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
- Geocoding
- Maps
- Routing
- Geospatial
- Microsoft
- Deprecated
- Public APIs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/getting-started/bing-maps-api-best-practices
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bing-maps-lifecycle.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/bing-maps-problem-types.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bing-maps-llms.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/bing-maps-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/bing-maps-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/bing-maps-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/bing-maps-vendors.yml
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us
- type: Security
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/security
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/privacy?icid=DSM_Footer_Company_Privacy
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/changelog
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/getting-started/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/bing-maps-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/bing-maps-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bing-maps-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/maps/
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.bingmapsportal.com/
apis:
- name: Bing Maps REST Services
  description: 'The Bing Maps REST Services (dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1) provide geocoding, reverse geocoding, routing,
    imagery, elevations, time zone, traffic and location recognition over HTTP with a Bing Maps key. Bing Maps for Enterprise
    is deprecated: retired for free (Basic) accounts, available to Enterprise accounts until June 30th, 2028, with Azure Maps
    as the migration target.'
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/
  aid: bing-maps:bing-maps
  baseURL: https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: nochange
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v6
x-coverage:
  state: unreadable
  reason: no-machine-readable-spec
  detail: Bing Maps REST Services are documented only as prose on learn.microsoft.com (no OpenAPI anywhere, dev.virtualearth.net
    answers 401 to every unauthenticated path) and the service is deprecated, retired for Basic accounts and closing to Enterprise
    accounts on June 30th, 2028.
  evidence:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/
    status: 200
  - url: https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/openapi.json
    status: 401
  checked: '2026-11-12'