Bloomberg News

aid: bloomberg-news
name: Bloomberg News
description: Bloomberg News is a leading global provider of financial news, data, and analysis, delivering breaking news and
  insights on markets, economics, politics, and business. Bloomberg provides APIs through the Bloomberg Professional Services
  platform including BLPAPI, Server API, Data License, and market data services.
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-news.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-news/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-18'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Financial Services
- Market Data
- News
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-news:market-data-api
  name: Bloomberg Market Data API
  description: Provides access to real-time and historical market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies
    through the Bloomberg Terminal and enterprise data feeds.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  baseURL: https://api.bloomberg.com/v1
  tags:
  - Financial Data
  - Historical Data
  - Market Data
  - Real-Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/#authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- aid: bloomberg-news:news-api
  name: Bloomberg News API
  description: Access to Bloomberg's breaking news, articles, and multimedia content covering global markets and business
    through the Bloomberg Professional platform.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/news-api/
  baseURL: https://api.bloomberg.com/news/v1
  tags:
  - Articles
  - Business News
  - Financial News
  - News
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/news-api/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- aid: bloomberg-news:server-api
  name: Bloomberg Server API (SAPI)
  description: Lightweight server-side API that delivers real-time market, historical, and key reference data as well as calculation
    engine capabilities for proprietary and third-party applications. Available in C, C++, .NET, Python, and Java.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/server-api/
  tags:
  - Enterprise
  - Real-Time Data
  - Reference Data
  - Server API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/server-api/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- aid: bloomberg-news:data-license-api
  name: Bloomberg Data License API
  description: Provides programmatic access to Data License content via REST API, SFTP, or cloud providers, with available
    content including reference, pricing, regulatory, and alternative data for over 50 million securities and 30 thousand
    fields.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  tags:
  - Alternative Data
  - Data License
  - Enterprise Data
  - Pricing Data
  - Reference Data
  - Regulatory Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- aid: bloomberg-news:blpapi
  name: Bloomberg BLPAPI
  description: Core Bloomberg API providing a unified programming interface for Desktop API, Server API, B-PIPE, and Platform
    products. Available as SDKs for C++, C# (.NET), Java, and Python.
  humanURL: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  tags:
  - Core API
  - Desktop API
  - Integration
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://data.bloomberglp.com/professional/sites/10/2017/03/BLPAPI-Core-Developer-Guide.pdf
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-news-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/stories/category/tech-at-bloomberg/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/contact-menu/
- type: Login
  url: https://bba.bloomberg.net/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Real-Time Market Data
    description: Access streaming real-time market data for equities, fixed income, commodities, and currencies.
  - name: Historical Data Services
    description: Query historical pricing, volume, and fundamental data for backtesting and analysis.
  - name: Reference Data
    description: Access comprehensive reference data for securities identification, corporate actions, and classifications.
  - name: News and Research
    description: Programmatic access to Bloomberg breaking news, articles, and research content.
  - name: Enterprise Data Distribution
    description: Server-side APIs for distributing Bloomberg data to internal applications and trading systems.
  - name: Multi-Language SDK Support
    description: SDKs available in Python, Java, C++, C#, and C for cross-platform integration.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Quantitative Trading
    description: Build algorithmic trading strategies using real-time and historical market data feeds.
  - name: Risk Management
    description: Calculate portfolio risk metrics using Bloomberg's pricing and analytics data.
  - name: Financial Research
    description: Automate financial research workflows with news, fundamental data, and analytics.
  - name: Regulatory Reporting
    description: Generate regulatory compliance reports using reference data and pricing services.
  - name: Portfolio Management
    description: Integrate Bloomberg data into portfolio management systems for real-time monitoring.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Excel
    description: Bloomberg Excel Add-In for spreadsheet-based data analysis and modeling.
  - name: Python
    description: Python SDK (blpapi) for data science and quantitative finance applications.
  - name: MATLAB
    description: Bloomberg Datafeed Toolbox for MATLAB for financial modeling and analysis.
  - name: R
    description: Rblpapi package for accessing Bloomberg data in R statistical computing.
  - name: Trading Platforms
    description: Integration with order management and execution management systems.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com