Bloomberg Applications

Collection of Bloomberg's financial data and application APIs for accessing market data, terminal connectivity, real-time streaming feeds, and server-side data access.

Bloomberg Applications publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Enterprise API, Financial Analytics, Financial Services, Market Data, and Real-Time Data.

Bloomberg Applications’ developer surface includes developer portal, getting-started guide, support, and 4 more developer resources.

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28.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

2 APIs

Enterprise APIFinancial AnalyticsFinancial ServicesMarket DataReal-Time Data

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 28.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Bloomberg Data API

Provides programmatic access to Bloomberg's financial market data including real-time and historical pricing, reference data, and analytics.

Bloomberg Terminal Connect API

Desktop API for accessing Bloomberg Terminal functionality programmatically through Excel, custom applications, and third-party systems.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Bloomberg Applications Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bloomberg Applications Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

aid: bloomberg-applications
name: Bloomberg Applications
description: Collection of Bloomberg's financial data and application APIs for accessing market data, terminal connectivity,
  real-time streaming feeds, and server-side data access.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bloomberg-applications.png
tags:
- Enterprise API
- Financial Analytics
- Financial Services
- Market Data
- Real-Time Data
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-applications/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-03-16'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-applications:bloomberg-data-api
  name: Bloomberg Data API
  description: Provides programmatic access to Bloomberg's financial market data including real-time and historical pricing,
    reference data, and analytics.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  tags:
  - Financial Data
  - Historical Data
  - Market Data
  - Real-Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
- aid: bloomberg-applications:bloomberg-terminal-connect-api
  name: Bloomberg Terminal Connect API
  description: Desktop API for accessing Bloomberg Terminal functionality programmatically through Excel, custom applications,
    and third-party systems.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  tags:
  - Desktop API
  - Excel Integration
  - Financial Analytics
  - Terminal
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/bloomberg-applications-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-applications-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/privacy/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com