Microsoft states that a model response using Grounding with Bing Search includes citations linking to websites used to generate the response.

Sources

• Use Grounding with Bing Search tools with the agents API - Microsoft Foundry

  Microsoft Learn · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-18

  “The model response, however, includes citations with links to the websites used to generate the response,” — Section "How it works"

• Grounding with Bing

  Microsoft Bing · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-18

  “the final output, which includes citations to the sites that have been consulted” — line 100

• Microsoft Retired Bing Search API: What Replaces It?

  Itechguides · retrieved 2026-08-18

  “The model writes the final answer and includes citations. Raw Bing results are not exposed” — Comparison of API vs Grounding pattern