BingImageSearchv7.rb

require 'net/https'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

# **********************************************
# *** Update or verify the following values. ***
# **********************************************

# Replace the accessKey string value with your valid access key.
accessKey = "enter your key here"

# Verify the endpoint URI.  At this writing, only one endpoint is used for Bing
# search APIs.  In the future, regional endpoints may be available.  If you
# encounter unexpected authorization errors, double-check this value against
# the endpoint for your Bing Search instance in your Azure dashboard.

uri  = URI("https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com")
path = "/bing/v7.0/images/search"

term = "tropical ocean"

if accessKey.length != 32 then
    puts "Invalid Bing Search API subscription key!"
    puts "Please paste yours into the source code."
    abort
end

uri = URI(uri + path + "?q=" + URI::Escape.escape(term))
    
puts "Searching images for: " + term

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key'] = accessKey

response = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)

puts "\nJSON Response:\n\n"

parsed_json = JSON.parse(response.body)
total_returned_images = parsed_json["totalEstimatedMatches"]
first_result = parsed_json["value"][0]["thumbnailUrl"]

puts "total number of returned matches: #{total_returned_images}"
puts "Url to the thumnail of the first returned search result: #{first_result}"