Bloomberg Buyside Enterprise Solutions Reference Data API

Security reference data including identifiers, classifications, and descriptive information

OpenAPI Specification

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openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Bloomberg Buyside Enterprise Solutions Bloomberg Analytics Allocations Reference Data API
  description: Access to Bloomberg's analytics engine for fixed income, derivatives, and multi-asset calculations including scenario analysis, stress testing, yield curve construction, and pricing models. Part of Bloomberg's buy-side enterprise solutions for institutional investors.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Bloomberg Support
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://api.bloomberg.com/analytics
  description: Bloomberg Analytics API Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Reference Data
  description: Security reference data including identifiers, classifications, and descriptive information
paths:
  /data/v1/reference:
    post:
      operationId: getReferenceData
      summary: Bloomberg Buyside Enterprise Solutions Get reference data for securities
      description: Retrieve reference data fields for one or more securities. Returns static or slowly changing descriptive data such as identifiers, classifications, issue details, and corporate information.
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReferenceDataRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Reference data returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReferenceDataResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or expired token
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - insufficient data entitlements
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
  /data/v1/securities/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchSecurities
      summary: Bloomberg Buyside Enterprise Solutions Search for securities
      description: Search for securities by name, ticker, ISIN, CUSIP, or other identifiers. Returns matching securities with key reference fields.
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Security name, ticker, or identifier to search for
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: assetClass
        in: query
        description: Filter by asset class
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Equity
          - Fixed Income
          - Commodity
          - Currency
          - Index
          - Fund
          - Mortgage
          - Municipal
          - Preferred
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of results
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
          maximum: 100
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Number of results to skip
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Security search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecuritySearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    SecurityError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error description
    SecuritySummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        ticker:
          type: string
          description: Bloomberg ticker symbol
        name:
          type: string
          description: Security name
        assetClass:
          type: string
          description: Asset class classification
        exchange:
          type: string
          description: Primary exchange
        country:
          type: string
          description: Country of domicile (ISO 3166)
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Trading currency (ISO 4217)
        isin:
          type: string
          description: ISIN identifier
        cusip:
          type: string
          description: CUSIP identifier
        figi:
          type: string
          description: FIGI identifier
    ReferenceDataRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - securities
      - fields
      properties:
        securities:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of security identifiers (e.g., "AAPL US Equity", "IBM US Equity")
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 100
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of Bloomberg field mnemonics (e.g., "PX_LAST", "NAME", "ID_ISIN")
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 50
        overrides:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldOverride'
          description: Optional field overrides for parameterized fields
    FieldOverride:
      type: object
      properties:
        fieldId:
          type: string
          description: Bloomberg field mnemonic to override
        value:
          type: string
          description: Override value
    ReferenceDataResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        securities:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecurityData'
    SecurityData:
      type: object
      properties:
        security:
          type: string
          description: Security identifier
        fields:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Map of field mnemonics to their values
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecurityError'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
            details:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  field:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
    SecuritySearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalCount:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of matching securities
        securities:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecuritySummary'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Bloomberg API bearer token obtained via OAuth 2.0 authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Bloomberg Analytics Documentation
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/analytics/