Test out your Bloomberg API calls without affecting your existing Bloomberg data caps.Ĭode written for the Bloomberg API Emulator works seamlessly with the actual Bloomberg API. Learn to write Bloomberg code without a Bloomberg account, and The Bloomberg API Emulator allows you to: If you need to write Bloomberg API code (e.g., subscribing to market data), but don't have a Bloomberg account, you can use this Bloomberg API Emulator. If you want to learn to write code that interacts with the Bloomberg API, you ordinarily need to have a Bloomberg account which could be prohibitively expensive for your purposes. I wrote the Bloomberg API Emulator to address this gap. Developers can download the Bloomberg API and the API documentation (pdf link) however, developers cannot run a program written for the Bloomberg API without a Bloomberg account.

In early 2012, Bloomberg released its Bloomberg API with an MIT-style license in an effort to be more open to developers of financial services solutions. In the spirit of Bloomberg's Open Market Data Initiative meant to 'foster open solutions for the financial services industry', I submit the Bloomberg API Emulator.

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