Bing History
Independent history guide

Bing History: Open, Search and Clear Your Bing Search History

Your Bing search history is at bing.com/profile/history. Open it with the button below, search it for something you looked up before, or clear it all.

Open my Bing history →Clear all Bing history

Not signed in? Open your history and select Clear all instead. · Find a past search · All the ways to clear it

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Original conceptual illustration of Bing search history. This is not a screenshot of your account.

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Quick answer

See it: go to bing.com/profile/history in the browser you searched with, signed in to the same Microsoft account.

Clear it: signed in, open the Microsoft privacy dashboard and choose Clear all search history (every device). Signed out, select Clear all on the history page (that browser only).

This is an independent guide, not a Microsoft service. We cannot view, retrieve or delete your private searches. Account sign-in happens on Microsoft’s website.

How to view Bing search history

  1. Open Bing search history in the browser you used to search.
  2. Check which Microsoft account is signed in. Use the account you used for those searches.
  3. On Bing, you can also open the upper-right menu, select History, then use the history pane’s options to open the history page.

For activity associated with a personal Microsoft account, also check the Microsoft privacy dashboard. An empty list does not establish that no searches were made: account, browser and history settings affect what you see.

Search your Bing history to find a past search

The history page has its own search box, so you don’t need to scroll through months of entries to find a recipe, product or article you looked up once.

  1. Open bing.com/profile/history and check that the right Microsoft account is signed in.
  2. Click the Search your history box above the activity list.
  3. Type one distinctive word from the search you remember and press Enter.
  4. Select a result to run that search again and get back to the page.
  • Type filter: choose Images for a picture, Videos for a clip, and so on.
  • Date filter: pick a range if you know roughly when you searched.
  • Fewer words work better: the box matches the words of the original search, not the pages you opened.

When the search isn’t there

  • You searched in another browser while signed out: open the history page in that browser.
  • You found it through Copilot: check your chat list; see Copilot chat history.
  • You remember the page, not the search: search your browser history instead with Ctrl+H (Cmd+Y in Safari on Mac).
  • Older entries: the Microsoft privacy dashboard lists every search saved to your account, and you can download it as a file to search years at once.

How to delete Bing search history

Your situationWhere to clear history
Personal Microsoft accountOpen the Microsoft privacy dashboard, select Browsing and search, and clear the activities in the Search history section.
Not signed inOpen Bing’s history page in the same browser. Select a search under Activity to clear it, or use Clear all for the device’s Bing history.
Work or school accountUse Clear all on Bing’s history page for that account.

Review the scope before confirming: clearing account searches does not clear every device’s browser history, and deletion cannot be undone through Bing’s history page. Detailed deletion guide.

Turn off Bing search history

On Bing’s history page, switch off Show new searches here. This stops new entries being added to the displayed history; existing entries remain until you clear them. If the toggle does not work, allow JavaScript and cookies for Bing and retry. More history settings.

Bing history on iPhone and Android

You can open the same Bing search history page in a mobile browser. Check the account and follow the view or delete instructions above. To remove visited pages from the phone too, open History in the browser or app you used and clear the relevant entries there.

iPhone guide · Android guide · Edge guide

Why is my Bing search history empty or not showing?

  • Different account: check the profile shown on Bing and the privacy dashboard.
  • Different browser or device: signed-out activity may be available only in the original browser.
  • History disabled: check the history toggle; enabling it does not recreate missing entries.
  • Deleted activity: a cleared list cannot be restored from the history page.
  • Unavailable data: some activity may not appear on the dashboard or may be temporarily unavailable.

Troubleshoot missing history · Troubleshoot deletion · Investigate unfamiliar searches

Bing history: common questions

Is Bing history the same as search history?

Bing history usually means searches made with Bing. Search history can also mean Google searches or a browser’s record of visited pages. Choose the service you used.

Does deleting browser history delete Bing account searches?

Treat them as separate records. Clear saved Bing searches using Microsoft’s account controls, and clear visited pages through the browser.

Can this website show my search history?

No. Only the relevant service or browser can display your private activity. Use the official links on this page.

Does private browsing prevent account history?

Private browsing limits the local browser record. Signing into a service can still associate activity with that account; review the service’s settings.

Does “Bing history” mean the history of the search engine?

It can. If you mean Microsoft’s search engine origins rather than your searches, read our separate Bing launch and timeline guide.

Bing launch and timeline · Find Google or browser search history

Official sources

These instructions are based on published documentation. Interface labels may change; the illustrations and older guides elsewhere on this site are not live views of your account.

Bing history guides

Check Bing history · Image search history · Video search history · Copilot chat history · Export history

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