Bloomberg EMSX Brokers API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Bloomberg EMSX Trading Brokers API
  description: Bloomberg Execution Management System (EMSX) API provides programmatic access to Bloomberg's order and execution management platform. It enables automated order creation, routing, modification, and execution monitoring for equity, fixed income, futures, and options trading across global markets. The API supports order lifecycle management, broker selection, route management, and real-time fill notifications through the Bloomberg Terminal and B-PIPE infrastructure.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Bloomberg Professional Support
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
servers:
- url: https://api.bloomberg.com/emsxapi/v1
  description: Bloomberg EMSX Production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Brokers
  description: Query available brokers and broker strategies
paths:
  /brokers:
    get:
      operationId: listBrokers
      summary: Bloomberg EMSX List available brokers
      description: Retrieve a list of brokers available for routing orders. Can be filtered by asset class and security type. Returns broker codes, names, and supported strategies.
      tags:
      - Brokers
      parameters:
      - name: assetClass
        in: query
        description: Filter brokers by asset class
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Equity
          - Fixed Income
          - Futures
          - Options
          - FX
      - name: ticker
        in: query
        description: Bloomberg ticker to find brokers available for a specific security
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of available brokers
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  brokers:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Broker'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /brokers/{brokerCode}/strategies:
    get:
      operationId: listBrokerStrategies
      summary: Bloomberg EMSX List broker strategies
      description: Retrieve the list of execution strategies available from a specific broker, including algorithmic strategies and their configurable parameters.
      tags:
      - Brokers
      parameters:
      - name: brokerCode
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Bloomberg broker code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: assetClass
        in: query
        description: Filter strategies by asset class
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Equity
          - Fixed Income
          - Futures
          - Options
          - FX
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of broker strategies
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  strategies:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrokerStrategy'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          description: Broker not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Broker:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Bloomberg broker code
        name:
          type: string
          description: Full broker name
        assetClasses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Supported asset classes
        supportsAlgoTrading:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the broker supports algorithmic trading
        strategies:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of available strategy names
        isActive:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the broker is currently active
    BrokerStrategy:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Strategy name
        description:
          type: string
          description: Strategy description
        parameters:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StrategyParameter'
          description: Configurable strategy parameters
    StrategyParameter:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Parameter name
        description:
          type: string
          description: Parameter description
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - string
          - integer
          - number
          - boolean
          description: Parameter data type
        required:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the parameter is required
        defaultValue:
          description: Default value for the parameter
        allowedValues:
          type: array
          items: {}
          description: List of allowed values if restricted
    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
                description: Field that caused the error
              message:
                type: string
                description: Detail about the field error
          description: Detailed error information
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or invalid credentials
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Bloomberg API authentication token obtained via Bloomberg B-PIPE or Bloomberg Terminal authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Bloomberg EMSX API Documentation
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/