# Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)

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

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

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.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **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/
- **SDKs** — https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-terminal/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Bloomberg Terminal APIs (3)

- [Bloomberg Excel Add-in](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-terminal/bloomberg-excel-addin/)
- [Bloomberg IB (Instant Bloomberg)](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-terminal/bloomberg-ib/)
- [Bloomberg EMSX](https://apis.io/apis/bloomberg-terminal/bloomberg-emsx/)

## Tags

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

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