aid: bloomberg-message
name: Bloomberg Message
description: Bloomberg Message is the core messaging service within the Bloomberg
  Terminal ecosystem, enabling financial professionals to communicate securely through
  the Bloomberg IB (Instant Bloomberg) messaging system. It provides a compliant,
  archived communication channel for trading desks, asset managers, and financial
  institutions to exchange information, research, and trade-related messages.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-message/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Messaging
- Financial Communication
- Bloomberg IB
- Compliance
- Trading Communication
- Bloomberg
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-message:bloomberg-ib-service
  name: Bloomberg IB (Instant Bloomberg)
  description: Bloomberg's primary secure messaging service for financial professionals,
    providing real-time message delivery, group chats, broadcast lists, and file
    sharing within the Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Anywhere environments.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - IB
  - Instant Messaging
  - Terminal Messaging
  - Secure
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
- aid: bloomberg-message:bloomberg-email-gateway
  name: Bloomberg Email Gateway
  description: Gateway service enabling Bloomberg IB messages to be sent and received
    via email for communication with counterparties not on the Bloomberg network.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
  baseURL: https://messaging.bloomberg.com/email
  tags:
  - Email
  - Gateway
  - External Communication
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Secure Messaging
    description: Encrypted and authenticated messaging for financial professionals.
  - name: Broadcast Lists
    description: Send messages to curated broadcast lists of contacts and clients.
  - name: Group Chats
    description: Multi-participant discussions for teams and trading desks.
  - name: Message Archiving
    description: Automatic archiving of all messages for compliance and eDiscovery.
  - name: File Transfer
    description: Share documents and files securely through the messaging platform.
  - name: Bloomberg Anywhere Integration
    description: Access Bloomberg Message from mobile and non-Terminal devices.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Sell-Side Distribution
    description: Distribute research and trade ideas from sell-side to buy-side clients.
  - name: Trade Communication
    description: Communicate trade intentions and confirmations between counterparties.
  - name: Compliance Records
    description: Maintain compliant records of financial communications for regulators.
  - name: Market Commentary
    description: Share market commentary and analysis with clients through broadcast
      messages.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com