Bloomberg Terminal

aid: bloomberg-terminal
name: Bloomberg Terminal
description: The Bloomberg Terminal (Bloomberg Professional Service) is the flagship product of Bloomberg LP, providing financial
  professionals with real-time market data, news, analytics, trading capabilities, and secure messaging through a unified
  workstation. The Terminal connects over 325,000 subscribers globally and is the standard infrastructure for financial markets
  professionals. Developers can access Terminal data programmatically via the Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI).
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-terminal.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-terminal/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Terminal
- Bloomberg Professional Service
- Market Data
- Financial Workstation
- Trading
- Analytics
- Bloomberg
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:blpapi
  name: Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)
  description: 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.
  humanURL: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - BLPAPI
  - Core API
  - Market Data
  - Real-Time Subscriptions
  - Reference Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    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: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
    title: Python SDK
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
    title: Node.js SDK
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-excel-addin
  name: Bloomberg Excel Add-in
  description: Extends Bloomberg Terminal functionality into Microsoft Excel with BDP, BDH, BDS, and BQL formula functions
    for retrieving real-time, historical, and reference data directly in spreadsheet cells.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-excel/
  baseURL: https://bloomberg.com/excel
  tags:
  - Excel
  - Add-in
  - BDP
  - BDH
  - Formulas
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-excel/
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-ib
  name: Bloomberg IB (Instant Bloomberg)
  description: Secure messaging platform built into the Bloomberg Terminal enabling real-time communication between financial
    professionals globally, with compliance archiving and monitoring capabilities.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - IB
  - Messaging
  - Compliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/product/bloomberg-messaging/
- aid: bloomberg-terminal:bloomberg-emsx
  name: Bloomberg EMSX
  description: Electronic trading and order management system integrated in the Bloomberg Terminal for routing orders to brokers
    across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives with FIX connectivity and algorithmic trading support.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - EMSX
  - Order Management
  - Electronic Trading
  - FIX
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/emsx/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-terminal-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: SDKs
  url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
  title: Python SDK (blpapi)
- type: SDKs
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
  title: Node.js SDK
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Real-Time Market Data
    description: Streaming real-time prices and quotes across global markets.
  - name: Reference Data
    description: Security attributes, identifiers, corporate actions, and fundamentals.
  - name: Historical Data
    description: End-of-day and intraday historical data for all asset classes.
  - name: Fixed Income Analytics
    description: Bond pricing, yield calculations, risk analytics, and scenario analysis.
  - name: Equity Analytics
    description: Equity valuation, relative value, and quantitative screening tools.
  - name: News and Research
    description: Bloomberg News, analyst research, and Bloomberg Intelligence.
  - name: IB Messaging
    description: Compliant secure messaging for the Bloomberg professional network.
  - name: Electronic Trading
    description: EMSX for order routing and execution across asset classes.
  - name: Bloomberg Excel Add-in
    description: BDP, BDH, BDS formulas for Excel integration.
  - name: Bloomberg Anywhere
    description: Mobile and remote access to Terminal capabilities.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Market Monitoring
    description: Track real-time price movements and market events across global markets.
  - name: Fixed Income Research
    description: Analyze bonds using Bloomberg's fixed income analytics functions.
  - name: Equity Research
    description: Screen, analyze, and value equities using Terminal data and functions.
  - name: FX Trading
    description: Monitor FX rates and execute currency trades through EMSX.
  - name: Portfolio Management
    description: Manage and analyze investment portfolios with Bloomberg data.
  - name: Quantitative Development
    description: Build quantitative models and strategies using BLPAPI data access.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com