---
id: "bing-webmaster-guidelines"
title: "Bing Webmaster Guidelines"
creator: "Microsoft"
creator_url: "https://www.microsoft.com"
url: "https://www2.bing.com/webmasters/help/webmaster-guidelines-30fba23a"
level: "intermediate"
level_max: "advanced"
category: "ai-search-visibility-seo-geo-aeo"
subcategory: "ai-crawler-access-and-robots"
region: "West"
access: "free"
date_added: "2026-10-19"
resource_kind: "learning_resource"
verification_basis: "supplier-inventory-v2.4"
access_evidence: "Supplier-approved free inventory; not independently verified by this site."
domain_top: "AI search visibility (SEO/GEO/AEO)"
domain_sub: "AI crawler access and robots"
source_type: "docs"
last_verified: "2026-10-19"
last_content_modified: "2026-10-19"
---

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# Bing Webmaster Guidelines

Bing's rules for crawling, indexing and ranking, which also set eligibility for Copilot answers, grounding API results and citations.

For intermediate–advanced readers. A docs from Microsoft; catalog added 2026-10-19, last verified 2026-10-19.

by [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com)

[Read the original →](https://www2.bing.com/webmasters/help/webmaster-guidelines-30fba23a)

Level: [Intermediate–Advanced](/levels/index.md)
Category: [AI search visibility (SEO/GEO/AEO)](/ai-search-visibility-seo-geo-aeo/index.md)
Tags: [ai-crawler-access-and-robots](/tags/ai-crawler-access-and-robots/index.md), [ai-search-visibility-seo-geo-aeo](/tags/ai-search-visibility-seo-geo-aeo/index.md)
Added: 2026-10-19
Last verified: 2026-10-19
Status: ok
Resource kind: learning_resource
Type: docs
Region: West
Original language: en
Access: free
Last modified: 2026-10-19
Subcategory: [AI crawler access and robots](/ai-search-visibility-seo-geo-aeo/ai-crawler-access-and-robots/index.md)
Verification basis: Supplier-reported import check. Subsequent source corrections and content reviews are recorded separately.
Access evidence: Supplier-approved free inventory; not independently verified by this site.
Source domain: AI search visibility (SEO/GEO/AEO)
Source subdomain: AI crawler access and robots

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