# Bing Maps for Enterprise stops working on Basic (free) account keys

Calls to its endpoints on Bing Maps Spatial Data Services stopped working on June 30, 2025.

## What to use instead

Move geocoding, routing, and map calls to Azure Maps at atlas.microsoft.com using an Azure Maps account key or Microsoft Entra ID. Staying on Bing Maps requires a paid Enterprise licence, whereas moving to Azure Maps requires an Azure subscription and a new key.

Staying on Bing Maps needs a paid Enterprise licence; moving to Azure Maps needs an Azure subscription and a new key.

- API: Bing Maps Spatial Data Services (spatial.virtualearth.net)
- Kind: Removal
- Takes effect: June 30, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Who it affects: Basic (free) account keys
- Source: [Announcement](https://blogs.bing.com/maps/2025/6/Bing-Maps-for-Enterprise-Basic-Account-shutdown-June-30%2C2025/)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Bing Maps Spatial Data Services's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/bing-maps-spatial-data-services/breaking-changes/bing-maps-for-enterprise-stops-working-on-basic-free-account-keys/

## Bing Maps Spatial Data Services's words

> After June 30, 2025, Basic keys in Basic accounts will no longer function. This includes access to APIs like Geocoding, Routing, and Spatial Data Services and the Bing Maps SDKs

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