Bing AI Performance import, for your Copilot citations
Bing Webmaster Tools offers an AI Performance report that shows how Microsoft's AI answers cite your site. Proofsource takes the files that report downloads, up to three at a time (citations over time, cited pages and grounding queries), and stores them as your brand's Copilot citations, next to your other AI visibility and traffic data. It is for teams who already use Bing Webmaster Tools.
| File | Type | Rows | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| driffle_ai_citations.csv | Citations over time | 90 | Imported |
| driffle_ai_pages.csv | Cited pages | 48 | Imported |
| driffle_ai_queries.csv | Grounding queries | 212 | Imported |
Bing AI Performance import, in short
The facts, ready to quote.
- What you upload
- Up to three files from Bing Webmaster Tools' AI Performance report
- Files
- Citations over time, cited pages and grounding queries
- Format
- The files exactly as Bing downloads them; no editing needed
- Stored as
- Your brand's Microsoft Copilot citations
- Who can import
- Members who can edit; viewers cannot change what the panel shows
- Direct connection
- Connect Bing Webmaster Tools with one Microsoft sign-in and read the same report by sync
Bing AI Performance import. Upload up to three files from Bing Webmaster Tools' AI Performance report (citations over time, cited pages, grounding queries) and they are stored as your Copilot citations.
Copilot citations from Bing. Reads Copilot citations from Bing's AI Performance report, by sync or CSV import.
What is the Bing AI Performance report?
The AI Performance report in Bing Webmaster Tools is Microsoft's own record of how its AI answers, such as Copilot, cite your website. It lists how often your pages were cited over time, which pages were cited, and the grounding queries: the searches Microsoft's AI ran behind the scenes to find sources for an answer.
It is first-party data from the engine itself, which makes it valuable. Proofsource brings it next to your other AI visibility numbers, your analytics and the fixes you ship, so it is easy to check alongside them.
Proofsource lets you upload the report's files as Bing downloads them. It reads the citations-over-time, cited-pages and grounding-queries files, checks they are real AI Performance exports and stores the rows as your brand's Copilot citations, so the numbers sit beside everything else Proofsource tracks. If you connect Bing Webmaster Tools with one Microsoft sign-in, Proofsource also adds and verifies your sites and reads the same report by sync.
How it works
Upload the files Bing Webmaster Tools' AI Performance report downloads and see your Microsoft Copilot citations, cited pages and grounding queries in Proofsource.
Download from Bing
In Bing Webmaster Tools, open AI Performance and download the citations, pages and grounding queries files.
Upload to Proofsource
Drop up to three files at once. If a file name carries no dates, set the period it covers.
Files are checked
Proofsource confirms each file is an AI Performance export and explains plainly if one is not.
See Copilot citations
The rows are stored as your brand's Copilot citations, next to your other AI data.
See it in the product
Screens from the Proofsource app, drawn with sample data for an example brand.
| Grounding query | Cited page | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| ai meeting notes for zoom | /integrations/zoom | 184 |
| otter alternatives | /blog/otter-vs-driffle | 142 |
| meeting transcription for sales calls | /use-cases/sales | 77 |
| File | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| driffle_ai_citations.csv | Citations over time | Imported |
| driffle_ai_pages.csv | Cited pages | Imported |
| driffle_report.xlsx | Not an AI Performance file | Refused |
Who it is for
Bring Copilot data home
Stop checking Bing Webmaster Tools on its own: see Copilot citations beside your other AI numbers.
Learn from grounding queries
Grounding queries show the searches behind AI answers, a direct list of questions your pages should answer.
Cover Microsoft-heavy buyers
If your buyers work in Microsoft tools, Copilot citations tell you whether they meet your brand there.
Why it matters
First-party engine data
The numbers come from Microsoft's own report, not an estimate.
One place for AI data
Copilot citations sit beside visibility, referral traffic and fixes.
Upload as downloaded
No spreadsheet clean-up: the files go in exactly as Bing gives them.
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Bing AI Performance import: Proofsource and other tools
Microsoft Copilot appears in several tools' engine lists; importing Bing's own AI Performance data is less common. Here is what each public page describes.
| Capability | Proofsource | Profound | Rankscale | Semrush | SE Ranking | Peec AI | Ahrefs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bing AI Performance report import | YesUpload citations, cited pages and grounding queries files | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Microsoft Copilot coverage | YesCopilot citations from Microsoft's own report | RelatedEngines tracked include Microsoft CopilotSource | RelatedBing Copilot trackedSource | Not listed | Not listed | YesTracked on all plansSource | YesTracked in index and custom promptsSource |
| Webmaster tools connections | YesSearch Console set up for you; Bing Webmaster Tools connected with one sign-in | RelatedSearch Console data in PagesSource | RelatedGoogle Search Console linkage, betaSource | RelatedConnect Search Console to My ReportsSource | RelatedGoogle Search Console integrated in core platformSource | RelatedEarly access My website with GSC dataSource | RelatedSearch Console reports with visibility trend and URL filtersSource |
| Cited pages | YesCited pages from the Bing report | YesShows which pages AI models reference mostSource | YesDomains and URLs in AI source boxes; coverage, rank, share of voiceSource | YesReports list top cited domains and pages, usable as outreach targetsSource | Not listed | YesDomains and URLs AI cites: G2, Reddit, news, editorialSource | YesWhich URLs AI cites when it mentions tracked brandsSource |
| Queries engines run before answering | YesGrounding queries from Bing's own report | Not listed | RelatedShows internal searches engines run before answeringSource | Not listed | Not listed | RelatedShows web searches engines run before answering; filter by type and topicSource | RelatedShows sub-queries an AI generates behind a prompt, to find content gapsSource |
Where each of them shines
Wide engine coverage, including Microsoft Copilot, up to nine engines on enterprise plans. Compare in full
Copilot tracked alongside shopping and ads analysis across several AI engines.
Search Console and Google Analytics data in My Reports, beside its AI visibility reports. Compare in full
Search Console and GA4 inside a full SEO platform with strong white-label reporting.
Microsoft Copilot tracked on every plan, next to its other engines. Compare in full
A large prompt index plus free AI referral and crawler analytics. Compare in full
Questions about Bing AI Performance import
What is the Bing AI Performance report?
It is a report in Bing Webmaster Tools that shows how Microsoft's AI answers, such as Copilot, cite your site: citations over time, the pages cited and the grounding queries behind them.
Which files can I upload?
Up to three files at once, exactly as Bing Webmaster Tools downloads them: citations over time, cited pages and grounding queries.
What are grounding queries?
They are the searches Microsoft's AI runs to find sources for an answer. They show which questions led the AI to your pages.
What if I upload the wrong file?
Proofsource checks every file and refuses anything that is not an AI Performance export, with a plain message telling you to download it again and upload it unchanged.
Can viewers import files?
No. Importing writes data, so it needs a member who can edit. Viewers can read the results.
Is there a direct Bing connection?
Yes. Connect Bing Webmaster Tools with one Microsoft sign-in and Proofsource adds and verifies your sites and reads the AI Performance report by sync. The file upload stays available for anyone who prefers to import the files themselves.
Does Proofsource track Copilot answers directly?
Proofsource tracks up to 10 AI engines depending on your plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI. The Bing import works on its own, whichever engines your plan covers.
How is this different from Copilot tracking in Profound or Rankscale?
Those tools track Copilot answers by asking it questions, which is useful. The Bing import brings Microsoft's own citation counts and grounding queries for your site, which is a valuable first-party view.
Keep exploring
Try it on your own brand.
Proofsource is live: scan your brand and see Bing AI Performance import at work with your own answers, competitors and sources.
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