# Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)

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

Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) is one of 5 APIs that [Bloomberg Intelligence](https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg-intelligence/) 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, a getting-started guide, 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 (5)

- **Documentation** — https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- **GettingStarted** — https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
- **SDKs** — https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-intelligence/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Bloomberg Intelligence APIs (4)

- [Bloomberg Query Language (BQL)](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-intelligence/bql/)
- [Bloomberg Data License API](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-intelligence/data-license/)
- [Bloomberg Server API (SAPI)](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-intelligence/server-api/)
- [Bloomberg Intelligence Research API](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-intelligence/research-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-intelligence/blpapi/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/bloomberg-intelligence/.