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Bing Retiring Legacy SOAP/POX APIs: What You Need to Know by August 2026

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Microsoft will retire Bing Webmaster Tools' legacy SOAP/POX APIs on August 31, 2026, requiring users to migrate to the REST/JSON API version.

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SERoundtable reports that Microsoft is retiring the Bing Webmaster Tools SOAP/POX APIs as of August 31, 2026. Users of these legacy APIs should migrate to the JSON/HTTP (REST) API version before the deadline, with Microsoft confirming that all API methods will remain available over the newer format using the same API keys and unchanged quotas, rate limits, and permissions.

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