{ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "$id": "https://bloomberg.com/schemas/bloomberg-news/article.json", "title": "Bloomberg News Article", "description": "Schema for a Bloomberg news article delivered through the Bloomberg News API or BLPAPI //blp/mktdata and //blp/refdata news services, representing breaking news, analysis, and multimedia content covering global markets and business.", "type": "object", "required": [ "storyId", "headline", "publishedAt" ], "properties": { "storyId": { "type": "string", "description": "Unique Bloomberg identifier for the news story" }, "headline": { "type": "string", "description": "Primary headline of the news article", "maxLength": 500 }, "subHeadline": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Secondary headline or deck providing additional context" }, "summary": { "type": "string", "description": "Brief summary or abstract of the article content" }, "body": { "type": "string", "description": "Full text body of the news article" }, "publishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was first published" }, "updatedAt": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "date-time", "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was last updated" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Canonical URL of the article on Bloomberg.com" }, "authors": { "type": "array", "description": "List of authors who contributed to the article", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Author" } }, "source": { "type": "string", "description": "Originating news source or wire service", "examples": [ "Bloomberg News", "Bloomberg Opinion", "Bloomberg Markets", "Bloomberg Businessweek" ] }, "language": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO 639-1 language code of the article", "pattern": "^[a-z]{2}$", "examples": ["en", "ja", "zh", "de", "fr"] }, "wordCount": { "type": "integer", "description": "Total word count of the article body", "minimum": 0 }, "articleType": { "type": "string", "description": "Classification of the article type", "enum": [ "News", "Analysis", "Opinion", "Feature", "Breaking", "Exclusive", "Flash", "Commentary", "Research", "Interview", "Press Release" ] }, "urgency": { "type": "string", "description": "News urgency classification reflecting the BLPAPI NEWS_STORY_URGENCY field", "enum": [ "Flash", "Bulletin", "Urgent", "Normal", "Background" ] }, "topics": { "type": "array", "description": "Bloomberg topic codes and categories associated with the article", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Topic" } }, "securities": { "type": "array", "description": "Securities mentioned in or related to the article, referenced by Bloomberg identifiers", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/SecurityReference" } }, "regions": { "type": "array", "description": "Geographic regions relevant to the article", "items": { "type": "string" }, "examples": [ ["US", "EMEA", "APAC", "LATAM"] ] }, "sectors": { "type": "array", "description": "Industry sectors relevant to the article content", "items": { "type": "string" }, "examples": [ ["Technology", "Finance", "Energy", "Healthcare"] ] }, "tags": { "type": "array", "description": "Free-form tags or keywords associated with the article", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "media": { "type": "array", "description": "Associated multimedia content such as images, videos, or charts", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/MediaAttachment" } }, "relatedStories": { "type": "array", "description": "References to related Bloomberg news stories", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "storyId": { "type": "string", "description": "Bloomberg story identifier of the related article" }, "headline": { "type": "string", "description": "Headline of the related article" }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL of the related article" } } } }, "copyright": { "type": "string", "description": "Copyright notice for the article content", "examples": ["Copyright 2026 Bloomberg L.P."] } }, "$defs": { "Author": { "type": "object", "description": "A Bloomberg news article author or contributor", "required": ["name"], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Full name of the author" }, "email": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "email", "description": "Author's email address" }, "bio": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Short biographical description of the author" }, "url": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "uri", "description": "URL to the author's Bloomberg profile" } } }, "Topic": { "type": "object", "description": "Bloomberg topic classification for news categorization", "required": ["code"], "properties": { "code": { "type": "string", "description": "Bloomberg topic code", "examples": ["MARKETS", "ECO", "POL", "TECH", "CORP", "CMDTY", "FX", "FI"] }, "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable topic name", "examples": ["Markets", "Economics", "Politics", "Technology", "Corporate News", "Commodities", "Foreign Exchange", "Fixed Income"] } } }, "SecurityReference": { "type": "object", "description": "A reference to a financial security mentioned in the article, using Bloomberg security identification conventions", "properties": { "ticker": { "type": "string", "description": "Bloomberg ticker symbol in TICKER MARKET_SECTOR format", "examples": ["AAPL US Equity", "IBM US Equity", "VOD LN Equity"] }, "figi": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI)" }, "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Security display name" }, "assetClass": { "type": "string", "description": "Bloomberg asset class classification", "enum": [ "Equity", "Fixed Income", "Commodity", "Currency", "Index", "Fund", "Mortgage", "Municipal", "Preferred", "Money Market" ] } } }, "MediaAttachment": { "type": "object", "description": "Multimedia content associated with the article", "properties": { "type": { "type": "string", "description": "Type of media content", "enum": ["Image", "Video", "Chart", "Infographic", "Audio"] }, "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL of the media asset" }, "caption": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Caption or description for the media asset" }, "credit": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Attribution credit for the media asset" }, "mimeType": { "type": "string", "description": "MIME type of the media content", "examples": ["image/jpeg", "video/mp4", "image/png"] } } } } }