With Microsoft officially retiring Bing Search APIs on August 11, 2025, developers, enterprises, and innovators everywhere are facing a critical inflection point. The old guard of search APIs — built for SEO and simple web queries — are being sunset, leaving a gap for teams who need real-time, reliable, and AI-ready access to the world’s information
Enter you.com’s Search APIs: purpose-built for the age of AI, designed to empower LLMs, agents, copilots, and next-gen research tools with factual, up-to-date data and powerful customization. Here’s why you.com is quickly becoming the leading choice for search and web APIs. The Search APIs provide you with direct snippets and verifying URLs to stay informed, delivering answers that reflect the most current, high-authority public information.
You.com’s Search APIs are designed with modern developers and businesses in mind, offering next-generation search solutions that stand out in the following key areas:
You.com’s APIs are optimized for large language models (LLMs) and AI-specific use cases. Results aren’t just meta tag snippets—they’re long-form, extractive, citation-ready answers, perfect for grounding LLMs and delivering trustworthy outputs.
While index-based data can quickly become outdated, you.com’s Web Search and Live News APIs offer real-time web access. This means your applications can retrieve the most up-to-date information, a critical advantage for industries that rely on current data, such as media, retail, and hospitality.
You.com’s Search APIs are built for flexibility, offering two distinct flavors:
This level of customization allows developers to tailor the search experience to their specific use cases, whether it’s powering a niche application or a large-scale enterprise platform.
4. Enterprise-Grade Privacy and Security
In an era where data privacy is paramount, you.com takes a strong stance on protecting user information by providing robust privacy measures and the ability to guarantee Zero Data Retention—a critical consideration for businesses handling sensitive information.
Moving from Bing or another provider? You.com makes it seamless, with extensive documentation, responsive support, and clear integration guidelines. Onboarding is fast, and most APIs are available self-serve with flexible pricing. You’ll be up and running in minutes, not weeks.
You.com’s APIs aren’t just theory—they’re already powering billions of calls per month across the world’s most innovative companies:
Windsurf enables coding agents to access up-to-date developer docs and repositories via the Web Search API.
Harvey leverages You.com to answer complex legal, regulatory, and tax research queries, complete with accurate citations.
Databricks empowers enterprise agent workflows with real-time access to the web index.
Whether you’re building LLM-powered agents, enterprise copilots, or research automation tools, You.com’s APIs deliver the real-time, trustworthy information your application demands.
Elevate your search capabilities with you.com
By transitioning to the you.com Search APIs, developers and businesses can not only maintain their search functionalities but also enhance them with advanced AI, real-time data access, and unparalleled customization.
Don’t wait to make the switch — experience the future of search with you.com.