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Asked: 2026-06-06T04:33:30+00:00

How can I authenticate in Java to use the new bing search api from

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How can I authenticate in Java to use the new bing search api from Azure Marketplace?The migration guide does not provide you with info about Java

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    You’ll need to encode your accountKey to Base64 and pass it to each request using the Authorization header.

    String bingUrl = "https://api.datamarket.azure.com/Bing/Search/................";

String accountKey = "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=";
byte[] accountKeyBytes = Base64.encodeBase64((accountKey + ":" + accountKey).getBytes());
String accountKeyEnc = new String(accountKeyBytes);

URL url = new URL(bingUrl);
URLConnection urlConnection = url.openConnection();
urlConnection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Basic " + accountKeyEnc);

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    This code is based on the the PHP example found in the Migrating to the Bing Search API in Windows Azure Marketplace document.

    Update: Modified the encodeBase64 call, it should be like this: accountKey + “:” + accountKey

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