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Bing returns ordered web results and recent news, plus AI answers with sources when available; news times are approximate, and images may be missing.

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Get Bing Copilot Search's AI-written answer and cited sources for a question. Some questions may not receive an AI answer.

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Question

Question to ask, for example: What changed in the 2026 US tax brackets?

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Example results

Answer

yes

Plants convert sunlight into sugar through the process of photosynthesis, where light energy is used to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water. Overview of Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the process by which plants harness solar energy to produce chemical energy stored in sugars. It primarily takes place in the chloroplasts of plant cells, which contain chlorophyll, the green pigment that absorbs sunlight. The overall simplified chemical equation for photosynthesis is: This equation shows that carbon dioxide and water, with the energy from sunlight, are converted into glucose (a sugar) and oxygen. Light-Dependent Reactions The first stage of photosynthesis occurs in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts and requires sunlight: - Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, exciting electrons and initiating the electron transport chain. - Water molecules (H₂O) are split into oxygen, protons, and electrons in a process called photolysis. Oxygen is released as a byproduct. - The light energy is converted into chemical energy stored in ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate). Light-Independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle) The second stage, which occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts, does not directly require sunlight but uses the ATP and NADPH produced in the light-dependent reactions: - Carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere is fixed into an organic molecule by the enzyme RuBisCO. - Through a series of reactions known as the Calvin cycle, CO₂ is converted into glucose and other carbohydrates. - ATP provides the energy, and NADPH provides the electrons needed to reduce carbon compounds into sugars. Summary of Energy Conversion In essence, plants act as natural solar energy converters. Light energy is first transformed into chemical energy (ATP and NADPH), which then drives the synthesis of sugars from inorganic molecules (CO₂ and H₂O). These sugars are later used by the plant for energy, growth, and storage as starch, or they can be consumed by other organisms as food. Understanding photosynthesis reveals not only how plants feed themselves but also how they sustain oxygen levels on Earth, highlighting the critical role of plants in the global ecosystem.

Sources

How Plant Photosynthesis Works: From Sunlight to Sugar
scienceinsights.org
How Plants Turn Sunlight Into Sugar Through Photosynthesis
ShunCy
How Photosynthesis Works: From Sunlight to Sugar
scienceinsights.org

About the Bing tool

Bing returns web pages, snippets, answer-box text, and related searches through Search web; it needs a query.

Search news returns article details and publication times; it needs a query.

Get copilot answer returns an AI-written answer when available and cited sources; it needs a question.

Built from bing.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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Get copilot answer

1 credit

Get Bing Copilot Search's AI-written answer and cited sources for a question. Some questions may not receive an AI answer.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country name or two-letter code, for example: United States or US.Example: United Kingdom
Question`question`	Text	Required	Question to ask, for example: What changed in the 2026 US tax brackets?Example: How do plants turn sunlight into sugar?

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Sources`sources`	List	Cited sources in displayed order.
Link`sources[].link`	Text	Example: https://scienceinsights.org/how-plant-photosynthesis-works-from-sunlight-to-sug…
Title`sources[].title`	Text	Example: How Plant Photosynthesis Works: From Sunlight to Sugar
Website Name`sources[].website_name`	Text	Example: scienceinsights.org
Has Answer`has_answer`	Text	Whether an AI-written answer appeared.Example: Yes
Answer Text`answer_text`	Text	AI-written answer as paragraphs and bullet lines, or null.

Example result

For Country: United Kingdom, Question: How do plants turn sunlight into sugar?

JSON

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "link": "https://scienceinsights.org/how-plant-photosynthesis-works-from-sunlight-to-sugar/",
      "title": "How Plant Photosynthesis Works: From Sunlight to Sugar",
      "website_name": "scienceinsights.org"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://shuncy.com/article/how-plants-use-sunlight-to-make-sugar",
      "title": "How Plants Turn Sunlight Into Sugar Through Photosynthesis",
      "website_name": "ShunCy"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://scienceinsights.org/how-photosynthesis-works-from-sunlight-to-sugar/",
      "title": "How Photosynthesis Works: From Sunlight to Sugar",
      "website_name": "scienceinsights.org"
    }
  ],
  "has_answer": "yes",
  "answer_text": "Plants convert sunlight into sugar through the process of photosynthesis, where light energy is used to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water.\nOverview of Photosynthesis\nPhotosynthesis is the …"
}

Search news

1 credit

Find recent Bing News articles about a topic in Bing’s displayed order. Relative publication times are approximate; date-only labels are shown at midnight UTC. Images may be missing.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	News topic to search for, such as electric vehicle tariffs.Example: climate change
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country name or two-letter code for localized results, such as United States or GB.Example: GB
Freshness`freshness`	Text	Optional	How recent articles should be, such as past_day.Example: Past week
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of articles to return, such as 20 (up to 100).Example: 30

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Articles`articles`	List
Snippet`articles[].snippet`	Text	Article preview.Example: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the…
Headline`articles[].headline`	Text	Article headline.Example: Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case
Publisher`articles[].publisher`	Text	Publisher name.Example: The New York Times
Image Link`articles[].image_link`	Text	News image link.Example: https://th.bing.com/th?id=ONUT.wrSHGT5kS9bfp5bpBPy9-g&pid=News&w=234&h=132&c=14…
Article Link`articles[].article_link`	Text	Article page link.Example: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/alito-suncor-supreme-court-recus…
Published At`articles[].published_at`	Text	Publication time converted from Bing’s displayed date, in ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-28T22:22:26+00:00

Example result

For Query: climate change, Country: GB, Freshness: Past week, Max Results: 30

JSON

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "snippet": "Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies ...",
      "headline": "Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case",
      "publisher": "The New York Times",
      "image_link": "https://th.bing.com/th?id=ONUT.wrSHGT5kS9bfp5bpBPy9-g&pid=News&w=234&h=132&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90",
      "article_link": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/alito-suncor-supreme-court-recuse.html",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T22:22:26+00:00"
    },
    {
      "snippet": "In a short letter, the court said Alito will not participate in consideration of Suncor v. Boulder County Commissioners, a case that could determine whether states and local governments across the ...",
      "headline": "Alito will not participate in pivotal climate change case",
      "publisher": "Yahoo",
      "image_link": null,
      "article_link": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/alito-not-participate-pivotal-climate-200900829.html",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T20:22:26+00:00"
    },
    {
      "snippet": "The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and ...",
      "headline": "Alito recuses from major climate change case to be decided by the Supreme Court",
      "publisher": "CBS News on MSN",
      "image_link": "https://th.bing.com/th?id=ORMS.4750bf944cbade3bc8a9bd453beab340&pid=News&w=234&h=132&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90",
      "article_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/alito-recuses-from-major-climate-change-case-to-be-decided-by-the-supreme-court/ar-AA2d8BFY?ocid=BingNewsVerp",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T20:22:26+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

Search web

1 credit

Search Bing for web pages in the order shown, with snippets, answer-box text when available, and related searches. Bing may repeat or omit later pages.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	Question or search words, for example project management software for nonprofits.Example: project management software for nonprofits
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country name or two-letter code for search results, for example Canada or CA.Example: Canada
Freshness`freshness`	Text	Optional	How recent results should be, for example past_week.Example: Past week
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of regular results to return, for example 20.Example: 15

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Results`results`	List	Regular web results in displayed order, excluding ads.
Link`results[].link`	Text	Page link.Example: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/project/install-project
Snippet`results[].snippet`	Text	Short description from Bing.Example: Project Online Professional or Project Online Premium: If you have a…
Position`results[].position`	Number	Position in the search results.Example: 1
Page Title`results[].page_title`	Text	Page title.Example: Install Project \| Microsoft Support
Website Name`results[].website_name`	Text	Website name.Example: microsoft.com
Answer Box Text`answer_box_text`	Text	Answer-box text, or null if none appears.
Related Searches`related_searches`	List	Related searches shown by Bing.

Example result

For Query: project management software for nonprofits

JSON

{
  "results": [
    {
      "link": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/project/install-project",
      "snippet": "Project Online Professional or Project Online Premium: If you have a subscription to one of the cloud-based solutions of Project you …",
      "position": 1,
      "page_title": "Install Project | Microsoft Support",
      "website_name": "microsoft.com"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/project/install-project",
      "snippet": "Project Online Professional o Project Online Premium: Si tiene una suscripción a una de las soluciones basadas en la nube de …",
      "position": 2,
      "page_title": "Instalación de Project | Microsoft Support",
      "website_name": "microsoft.com"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/project/project-for-the-web-and-project-online",
      "snippet": "Note Microsoft Project for the web will soon become Microsoft Planner. You can continue using most of the Project for the web …",
      "position": 3,
      "page_title": "Project for the web and Project Online | Microsoft Support",
      "website_name": "microsoft.com"
    }
  ],
  "answer_box_text": null,
  "related_searches": []
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@bing",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_copilot_answer",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "question": "How do plants turn sunlight into sugar?"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Research web pages about a business topic.
Track news articles about an industry or company.
Review cited sources for answers to business questions.
Compare search results across countries or freshness settings.
Find related searches for a research topic.

Questions about Bing

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Bing tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Bing account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from bing.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.