Bloomberg Terminal

Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)

The Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) enables programmatic access to Bloomberg Terminal data from applications running on the same machine or connecting via Bloomberg's network. Provides real-time data subscriptions, reference data requests, historical data, and Bloomberg analytics. SDKs for Python, Java, C++, C#, and Perl.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
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GettingStarted
https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
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SDK
Python SDK
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SDK
Node.js SDK

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bloomberg-terminal:blpapi
name: Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)
description: The Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) enables programmatic access to Bloomberg Terminal data from
  applications running on the same machine or connecting via Bloomberg's network. Provides real-time data
  subscriptions, reference data requests, historical data, and Bloomberg analytics. SDKs for Python, Java,
  C++, C#, and Perl.
humanURL: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
tags:
- BLPAPI
- Core API
- Market Data
- Real-Time Subscriptions
- Reference Data
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
- type: SDK
  url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
  title: Python SDK
- type: SDK
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
  title: Node.js SDK