Bloomberg AIM · Authentication Profile

Bloomberg Aim Authentication

Authentication

Bloomberg AIM secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http

scheme: bearer

oauth2 oauth2

· flows: clientCredentials

basicAuth http

scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/bloomberg-data-license-api.yml, openapi/bloomberg-emsx-api.yml, openapi/bloomberg-http-api.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: Bloomberg-issued JWT credential obtained from the Bloomberg Console.
  sources:
  - openapi/bloomberg-data-license-api.yml
  - openapi/bloomberg-emsx-api.yml
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://bsso.blpprofessional.com/ext/api/as/token.oauth2
    scopes: 3
  description: OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow
  sources:
  - openapi/bloomberg-data-license-api.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: HTTP Basic authentication for the local API server
  sources:
  - openapi/bloomberg-http-api.yml

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