# Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-enterprise/blpapi/  
**Provider:** Bloomberg Enterprise — https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg-enterprise/  
**Base URL:** blpapi://localhost:8194  
**Documentation:** https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/

Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) is one of 4 APIs that [Bloomberg Enterprise](https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg-enterprise/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Core API, Market Data, Real-Time Data, and Reference Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

The core Bloomberg API providing real-time market data, reference data, historical data, and intraday tick data. SDKs available for C++, Java, Python, C#/.NET, and Perl. Connects to Bloomberg Terminal and Enterprise products.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
- **SDKs** — https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-enterprise/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Bloomberg Enterprise APIs (3)

- [Bloomberg B-PIPE](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-enterprise/bpipe/)
- [Bloomberg Data License](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-enterprise/data-license/)
- [Bloomberg Server API (SAPI)](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-enterprise/server-api/)

## Tags

Core API, Market Data, Real-Time Data, Reference Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-enterprise/blpapi/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg-enterprise/.