Crawl issues

Tool ID: bingwebmaster_crawl_issues_list

Summary

Lists crawl issues Bing reported for a verified site — errors and warnings that can block or hurt indexing. Read-only.

When to use it

  • Fix indexing problems — Find 404s, server errors, redirect chains, and similar issues.
  • Post-launch audit — Check for new crawl errors after a deploy or migration.
  • SEO troubleshooting — When pages are missing from Bing, see what Bing encountered while crawling.

What you need

Requirement Required?
Metraclick connection Yes
Tool enabled for your account Yes
Bing Webmaster credentials Yes
Verified site_url Yes

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description
site_url Yes Verified site URL from List sites.
limit No Max issues to return (default 50, max 500).

What you get back

Field Meaning
site_url The site you queried
count Number of issues returned
issues Crawl issue records from Bing (issue type, affected URLs, severity, and related fields)

Example prompts

List crawl issues Bing reported for https://www.example.com/.

Are there any crawl errors on our site in Bing Webmaster Tools? Summarize the top problems.

Check crawl issues and crawl stats for our main site and tell me what to fix first.

Tips

  • Fix then resubmit — After fixing URLs, use Submit URL or Submit URLs (batch) to request a recrawl.
  • With crawl stats — Crawl stats shows volume; this shows specific failures.
  • Limit — Increase limit (up to 500) if you need the full issue list in one response.

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