Bloomberg News Article

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://bloomberg.com/schemas/bloomberg-news/article.json",
  "title": "Bloomberg News Article",
  "description": "Schema for a Bloomberg news article delivered through the Bloomberg News API or BLPAPI //blp/mktdata and //blp/refdata news services, representing breaking news, analysis, and multimedia content covering global markets and business.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "storyId",
    "headline",
    "publishedAt"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "storyId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique Bloomberg identifier for the news story"
    },
    "headline": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary headline of the news article",
      "maxLength": 500
    },
    "subHeadline": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Secondary headline or deck providing additional context"
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brief summary or abstract of the article content"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full text body of the news article"
    },
    "publishedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was first published"
    },
    "updatedAt": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was last updated"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Canonical URL of the article on Bloomberg.com"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of authors who contributed to the article",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Author"
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Originating news source or wire service",
      "examples": [
        "Bloomberg News",
        "Bloomberg Opinion",
        "Bloomberg Markets",
        "Bloomberg Businessweek"
      ]
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 language code of the article",
      "pattern": "^[a-z]{2}$",
      "examples": ["en", "ja", "zh", "de", "fr"]
    },
    "wordCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total word count of the article body",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "articleType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Classification of the article type",
      "enum": [
        "News",
        "Analysis",
        "Opinion",
        "Feature",
        "Breaking",
        "Exclusive",
        "Flash",
        "Commentary",
        "Research",
        "Interview",
        "Press Release"
      ]
    },
    "urgency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "News urgency classification reflecting the BLPAPI NEWS_STORY_URGENCY field",
      "enum": [
        "Flash",
        "Bulletin",
        "Urgent",
        "Normal",
        "Background"
      ]
    },
    "topics": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Bloomberg topic codes and categories associated with the article",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Topic"
      }
    },
    "securities": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Securities mentioned in or related to the article, referenced by Bloomberg identifiers",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SecurityReference"
      }
    },
    "regions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Geographic regions relevant to the article",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [
        ["US", "EMEA", "APAC", "LATAM"]
      ]
    },
    "sectors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Industry sectors relevant to the article content",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [
        ["Technology", "Finance", "Energy", "Healthcare"]
      ]
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Free-form tags or keywords associated with the article",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "media": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Associated multimedia content such as images, videos, or charts",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/MediaAttachment"
      }
    },
    "relatedStories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "References to related Bloomberg news stories",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "storyId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Bloomberg story identifier of the related article"
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Headline of the related article"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "URL of the related article"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "copyright": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Copyright notice for the article content",
      "examples": ["Copyright 2026 Bloomberg L.P."]
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Author": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A Bloomberg news article author or contributor",
      "required": ["name"],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full name of the author"
        },
        "email": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "format": "email",
          "description": "Author's email address"
        },
        "bio": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "Short biographical description of the author"
        },
        "url": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the author's Bloomberg profile"
        }
      }
    },
    "Topic": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Bloomberg topic classification for news categorization",
      "required": ["code"],
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg topic code",
          "examples": ["MARKETS", "ECO", "POL", "TECH", "CORP", "CMDTY", "FX", "FI"]
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable topic name",
          "examples": ["Markets", "Economics", "Politics", "Technology", "Corporate News", "Commodities", "Foreign Exchange", "Fixed Income"]
        }
      }
    },
    "SecurityReference": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a financial security mentioned in the article, using Bloomberg security identification conventions",
      "properties": {
        "ticker": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg ticker symbol in TICKER MARKET_SECTOR format",
          "examples": ["AAPL US Equity", "IBM US Equity", "VOD LN Equity"]
        },
        "figi": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI)"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Security display name"
        },
        "assetClass": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bloomberg asset class classification",
          "enum": [
            "Equity",
            "Fixed Income",
            "Commodity",
            "Currency",
            "Index",
            "Fund",
            "Mortgage",
            "Municipal",
            "Preferred",
            "Money Market"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "MediaAttachment": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Multimedia content associated with the article",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Type of media content",
          "enum": ["Image", "Video", "Chart", "Infographic", "Audio"]
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL of the media asset"
        },
        "caption": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "Caption or description for the media asset"
        },
        "credit": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "Attribution credit for the media asset"
        },
        "mimeType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "MIME type of the media content",
          "examples": ["image/jpeg", "video/mp4", "image/png"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}