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For programming questions related to the Bloomberg API, which provides financial news and data services.

Bloomberg L.P. is a financial news and data service that provides an API for real time access to financial information.

Bloomberg also provides a computer system that enables financial professionals to access the Bloomberg Professional service, known as Bloomberg Terminal.

Note: Bloomberg provides extensive customer support for their products. They can field any question about their service. Non-programming questions should always be directed to them, and even some programming questions are better asked of a product's support team.

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Bloomberg Open API

Bloomberg Open API announced recently - is it just the Bloomberg SDK which had been (limitedly) exposed to public for quite a while? My understanding is that Bloomberg SDK is possible to use only on the machine with a Bloomberg Terminal installed,…
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What is a "private .NET framework"?

A popular financial software vendor distributes a "private" .NET framework: What exactly is a private .NET framework? Why might someone want to have their own, private version of the .NET framework? In basic terms, how might one go about creating a…
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How do I store data from the Bloomberg API into a Pandas dataframe?

I recently started using Python so I could interact with the Bloomberg API, and I'm having some trouble storing the data into a Pandas dataframe (or a panel). I can get the output in the command prompt just fine, so that's not an issue. A very…
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Bloomberg API request limit

Is there anyway to determine how many requests or how much data you have in your remaining request limit amount for Bloomberg API?
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Bloomberg BDH function with ISIN

I have to download historical end of day data for a huge list of stocks. I found on the bloomberg excel add-in the function BDH that is very useful. That is what I need but there is an issue: my stocks are identified by ISINs and i have tried in…
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Rblpapi - using bdp with ISIN / Cusip gives error

I get following error, when I use bdp with ISIN or CUSIP. bdp ("US25470XAB10 ISIN","ULT_PARENT_TICKER_EXCHANGE") bdp ("25470XAB1 CUSIP","ULT_PARENT_TICKER_EXCHANGE") Error in bdp_Impl(con, securities, fields, options, overrides, identity) :…
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Bloomberg data doesn't populate until Excel VBA macro finishes

I'm running a macro in a blank Excel 2007 workbook on a PC with a Bloomberg license. The macro inserts Bloomberg functions into sheet1 that pull yield curve data. Some additional functions' results are dependent on the first functions finishing…
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Install error for blpapi in python for bloomberg API

I am a Bloomberg terminal user and am trying to get the API to work via Python. I have Python 3.7.0 64-bit on my Windows 7 64-bit computer installed to: C:\Users\gp\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37 I downloaded the C/C++ Supported Release…
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How to open a specific bloomberg terminal page programmatically?

Is there a reliable way to open a specific bloomberg terminal page programmatically (e.g. "MSFT Equity")? I am open to any suggestions and code samples: Start process with path to bloomberg terminal executable and ticker in the arguments Bloomberg…
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Asynchronous data through Bloomberg's new data API (COM v3) with Python?

Does anyone know how to get asynchronous data through Bloomberg's new data API (COM v3) with Python? I found this code below on wilmott.com and it works just fine, but it's for the old API version. Does anyone know the corresponding code for the new…
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Has anyone found away to call Bloomberg BQL API using Pdblp or another package with Python?

The BQL works in Excel using what appears to be the same API add-in using the same fields to call the Bloomberg data, i.e PX_LAST. I currently run models in python using pdblp, that works great and I would love to move to the BQL version of the API…
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Python win32com opening Excel with Bloomberg plugin

I'm trying to automate construction of an Excel 2007 spreadsheet that uses the Bloomberg plugin to pull down live prices. The problem is that when I open Excel through win32com the Bloomberg plugin does not load (so all of the formulas end up with…
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Excel interop loading XLLs and DLLs

I have excel with the Bloomberg API ( which uses simple calls like =BDP("MS equity","ask") ). I also have a C# application that opens an excel file (through interop) that uses the Bloomberg API. I have read here that addins are not loaded when you…
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How to refresh/load RTD Bloomberg function (BDH) in excel in vba

I would like to know if there's a way in VBA code forcing the bloomberg functions (In spreadsheet) to update its value( Any BDH functions) Targeting Developers have faced similar issue/ have Bloomberg terminal What have I…
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How to implement BQL Bloomberg excel formula to python API (blpapi)?

Is there a way to implement BQL using python API or even any language`s API?
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