Bowling have been included as events since the 2007 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
| width=60 | Games | width=80 | Year | width=125 | Host nation | width=285 | Venue | width=160 | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 2007 | Bowling Centre, Macau | |||||||
| III | 2009 | Superbowl Centre, Ho Chi Minh City | |||||||
| IV | 2013 | Anyang Hogye Gymnasium, Incheon | |||||||
| V | 2017 |  Turkmenistan | Bowling Centre, Ashgabat | ||||||
| Event | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=40 | Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Men's team of 4 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||
| Women's team of 4 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||