aid: bloomberg-terminal
name: Bloomberg Terminal
description: The Bloomberg Terminal (Bloomberg Professional Service) is the flagship
  product of Bloomberg LP, providing financial professionals with real-time market
  data, news, analytics, trading capabilities, and secure messaging through a unified
  workstation. The Terminal connects over 325,000 subscribers globally and is the
  standard infrastructure for financial markets professionals. Developers can access
  Terminal data programmatically via the Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI).
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-terminal/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Terminal
- Bloomberg Professional Service
- Market Data
- Financial Workstation
- Trading
- Analytics
- Bloomberg
apis:
- 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
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-excel-addin
  name: Bloomberg Excel Add-in
  description: Extends Bloomberg Terminal functionality into Microsoft Excel with
    BDP, BDH, BDS, and BQL formula functions for retrieving real-time, historical,
    and reference data directly in spreadsheet cells.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-excel/
  baseURL: https://bloomberg.com/excel
  tags:
  - Excel
  - Add-in
  - BDP
  - BDH
  - Formulas
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-excel/
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-ib
  name: Bloomberg IB (Instant Bloomberg)
  description: Secure messaging platform built into the Bloomberg Terminal enabling
    real-time communication between financial professionals globally, with compliance
    archiving and monitoring capabilities.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - IB
  - Messaging
  - Compliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-emsx
  name: Bloomberg EMSX
  description: Electronic trading and order management system integrated in the Bloomberg
    Terminal for routing orders to brokers across equities, fixed income, FX, and
    derivatives with FIX connectivity and algorithmic trading support.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - EMSX
  - Order Management
  - Electronic Trading
  - FIX
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: SDK
  url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
  title: Python SDK (blpapi)
- type: SDK
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
  title: Node.js SDK
- 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: Real-Time Market Data
    description: Streaming real-time prices and quotes across global markets.
  - name: Reference Data
    description: Security attributes, identifiers, corporate actions, and fundamentals.
  - name: Historical Data
    description: End-of-day and intraday historical data for all asset classes.
  - name: Fixed Income Analytics
    description: Bond pricing, yield calculations, risk analytics, and scenario analysis.
  - name: Equity Analytics
    description: Equity valuation, relative value, and quantitative screening tools.
  - name: News and Research
    description: Bloomberg News, analyst research, and Bloomberg Intelligence.
  - name: IB Messaging
    description: Compliant secure messaging for the Bloomberg professional network.
  - name: Electronic Trading
    description: EMSX for order routing and execution across asset classes.
  - name: Bloomberg Excel Add-in
    description: BDP, BDH, BDS formulas for Excel integration.
  - name: Bloomberg Anywhere
    description: Mobile and remote access to Terminal capabilities.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Market Monitoring
    description: Track real-time price movements and market events across global
      markets.
  - name: Fixed Income Research
    description: Analyze bonds using Bloomberg's fixed income analytics functions.
  - name: Equity Research
    description: Screen, analyze, and value equities using Terminal data and functions.
  - name: FX Trading
    description: Monitor FX rates and execute currency trades through EMSX.
  - name: Portfolio Management
    description: Manage and analyze investment portfolios with Bloomberg data.
  - name: Quantitative Development
    description: Build quantitative models and strategies using BLPAPI data access.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com