Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg BLPAPI (Desktop API)

BLPAPI is Bloomberg's core programming interface for the Bloomberg Terminal Desktop API, Server API (SAPI), B-PIPE, and Platform products. It exposes a unified asynchronous session/event/subscription model for requesting reference data, historical data, intraday bars and ticks, market data subscriptions, instrument lookup, and field information via services such as //blp/refdata, //blp/mktdata, //blp/apiflds, and //blp/instruments. SDKs are published in C++, Java, Python, and .NET; the Python SDK alone has 39 releases and ships against version 3.26.4.

Bloomberg BLPAPI (Desktop API) is one of 6 APIs that Bloomberg L.P. publishes on the APIs.io network.

Tagged areas include BLPAPI, Desktop API, Reference Data, Historical Data, and Market Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, SDKs, and pricing.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
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APIReference
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/cpp/3.26/index.html
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GettingStarted
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/

SDKs

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SDK
https://github.com/msitt/blpapi-python

Other Resources

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DeveloperGuide
https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf
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GitHubOrganization
https://github.com/bloomberg
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SDKPython
https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
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SDKJava
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/java/3.26/index.html
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SDKDotNet
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/dotnet/3.26/index.html
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SDKCPP
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/cpp/3.26/index.html
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Pricing
https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/pricing/
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License
https://github.com/msitt/blpapi-python/blob/master/License.txt

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bloomberg-lp:blpapi
name: Bloomberg BLPAPI (Desktop API)
description: BLPAPI is Bloomberg's core programming interface for the Bloomberg Terminal Desktop API,
  Server API (SAPI), B-PIPE, and Platform products. It exposes a unified asynchronous session/event/subscription
  model for requesting reference data, historical data, intraday bars and ticks, market data subscriptions,
  instrument lookup, and field information via services such as //blp/refdata, //blp/mktdata, //blp/apiflds,
  and //blp/instruments. SDKs are published in C++, Java, Python, and .NET; the Python SDK alone has 39
  releases and ships against version 3.26.4.
humanURL: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
tags:
- BLPAPI
- Desktop API
- Reference Data
- Historical Data
- Market Data
- SDK
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/cpp/3.26/index.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- type: DeveloperGuide
  url: https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: SDK
  url: https://github.com/msitt/blpapi-python
- type: SDKPython
  url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
- type: SDKJava
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/java/3.26/index.html
- type: SDKDotNet
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/dotnet/3.26/index.html
- type: SDKCPP
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/cpp/3.26/index.html
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/pricing/
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/msitt/blpapi-python/blob/master/License.txt