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SpecStream for Semantic Kernel

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. The Bing Web Search API is retired. Point Semantic Kernel's Bing text search at the SpecStream Search API, in .NET or Java, and web search works again.

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What you get

One endpoint
Set BingTextSearchOptions.Endpoint in .NET, or bing.search.url in Java, to the SpecStream address. The kernel and its plugins stay as they are.
.NET and Java
The guide shows the setting in both.
Paid per search
Each search is one Search API call of up to 10 results, paid from your balance with no quote and no approval.

Set it up

  1. In SpecStream, open Agents & API and create an API key.
  2. Set the Bing endpoint to https://api.specstream.ai/v7.0/search and use your SpecStream key as the Bing key.
  3. Run one search from the kernel and read the results.

The full setup guide has every step, with what to do if something doesn’t arrive.

Also in Agent frameworks & builders

The same live web data, in the other tools of this kind.

Live web data, in Semantic Kernel.

Ask in your own words for companies, places, people, filings or anything else the web lists.

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