Bloomberg Professional Service

name: Bloomberg Professional Service
description: Bloomberg Professional Service is a comprehensive financial data, news, and analytics platform serving investment
  professionals worldwide. It provides real-time and historical market data, trading capabilities, news, research, and analytical
  tools for financial markets.
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://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/02/Bloomberg_Logo_2018.png
url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
created: 2024-01-20 00:00:00+00:00
modified: '2026-04-18'
apis:
- name: Bloomberg Data License API
  description: Provides programmatic access to Bloomberg's comprehensive financial data including pricing, reference data,
    fundamentals, and historical information. Content can be accessed via a REST API, SFTP, or natively in all major cloud
    providers, with bulk datasets available daily spanning 20+ years of history.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/data-license/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/data-license/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/data-license/#pricing
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - ESG
  - Financial Data
  - Fundamentals
  - Historical Data
  - Market Data
  - Reference Data
- name: Bloomberg API (BLPAPI)
  description: Desktop API enabling custom applications to access Bloomberg data and functionality programmatically through
    the Bloomberg Terminal. Supports development in C++, Java, C# (.NET), Python, and other languages, providing 24x7 programmatic
    access to streaming real-time and delayed data, reference data, historical data, and intraday data.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/software-updates/
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-hs
  tags:
  - Desktop API
  - Real-Time Data
  - SDK
  - Terminal Integration
  - Trading
- name: Bloomberg SAPI (Server API)
  description: Server-side API delivering the same real-time market data, historical data, premium reference data, and calculation
    tools available with the Bloomberg Terminal for seamless use in proprietary and Bloomberg-approved client server applications.
    Supports C++, .NET, VBA via COM, Java, and Python, and leverages existing Bloomberg Terminal exchange entitlements.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/server-api/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/server-api/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/server-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/insights/data/bloombergs-server-api-what-you-need-to-know/
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Enterprise
  - Integration
  - Market Data
  - Server API
- name: Bloomberg B-PIPE
  description: Real-time streaming market data feed providing access to 35 million instruments across all asset classes, aggregated
    from 330+ exchanges and 5,000+ contributors. Supports Bloomberg composite tickers and market indices with low latency
    delivery for algorithmic trading, quantitative analysis, and non-display applications. Available via cloud connectivity
    on AWS and Azure.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/b-pipe/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/b-pipe/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/b-pipe/
  - type: Marketplace
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/financial-services/partner-solutions/bloomberg-b-pipe/
  tags:
  - Algorithmic Trading
  - Cloud
  - Low Latency
  - Market Data Feed
  - Real-Time
  - Streaming
- name: Bloomberg Hypermedia API (HAPI)
  description: Provides programmatic access to Data License content with a combination of request-response and subscription-based
    services. Available content includes reference, pricing, regulatory, and alternative data. Uses JWT authentication and
    supports both bulk subscription-based datasets and per-security datasets.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/data-license/
  tags:
  - Alternative Data
  - Data License
  - Pricing Data
  - Reference Data
  - Regulatory Data
  - REST API
- name: Bloomberg HTTP API
  description: HTTP wrapper making the Bloomberg Open API available via HTTP and WebSockets, allowing clients to access reference
    and historical request/response data as well as make subscriptions for live data without native BLPAPI SDK integration.
  baseURL: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-http
  humanURL: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-http
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-http/blob/develop/doc/http-api-guide.md
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-http
  tags:
  - Historical Data
  - HTTP
  - Open Source
  - Real-Time Data
  - REST API
  - WebSockets
- name: Bloomberg Terminal Connect API
  description: Enables synchronization of actions across third-party applications and the Bloomberg Terminal. Allows developers
    to initiate Bloomberg functions within external applications and synchronize with Bloomberg Launchpad for seamless Terminal
    integration workflows.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
  tags:
  - Desktop
  - Launchpad
  - Synchronization
  - Terminal Integration
- name: Bloomberg App Portal
  description: Platform for building, connecting, and scaling third-party applications within the Bloomberg Terminal ecosystem.
    Developers can create extensions published and distributed to Bloomberg Terminal subscribers across categories including
    data analysis, portfolio management, risk analysis, and data visualization.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solutions/asset-management/developer/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solutions/asset-management/developer/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solutions/asset-management/developer/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
  tags:
  - App Marketplace
  - Developer Platform
  - Terminal Extensions
  - Third Party Apps
- name: Bloomberg Data License Plus (DL+)
  description: Fully managed, public cloud-based data management solution that brings Bloomberg data together in a centralized
    platform for easier and more consistent delivery to downstream systems.
  baseURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/dms/
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/dms/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-management/dms/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Data License
  - Data Management
  - Enterprise
maintainers:
- name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-professional-service-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bloomberg-professional-service
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solutions/asset-management/developer/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/software-updates/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: Resources
  url: https://bloomberg.github.io/
- type: Resources
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/products/data/data-connectivity/
- 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/request-demo/
- type: Features
  data:
  - Real-time and historical market data access
  - Desktop API for Bloomberg Terminal integration
  - Server-side API for enterprise applications
  - B-PIPE low-latency streaming data feed
  - Hypermedia API for Data License content
  - HTTP/WebSocket wrapper for BLPAPI
  - Terminal Connect for third-party app synchronization
  - App Portal for Terminal ecosystem extensions
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - Algorithmic and quantitative trading
  - Portfolio management and risk analysis
  - Financial data integration and reporting
  - Real-time market data distribution
  - Custom Terminal application development
  - Enterprise data management and analytics
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - Bloomberg Terminal
  - AWS
  - Microsoft Azure
  - Python
  - Java
  - C++ / .NET
  - Node.js
  - Haskell
tags:
- Analytics
- Cloud
- Data Management
- Enterprise
- Financial Services
- Market Data
- Open Source
- Real-Time Data
- Trading