# Bloomberg Articles Scraper (`parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Bloomberg articles by category and returns each article as a flat row with headline, author, publish date, image, and link.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** News
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $19.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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### Bloomberg Articles Scraper

**Scrape Bloomberg articles by category, up to a million per run.** Every article comes with its headline, author, publish date, image, and link. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Bloomberg's official API is expensive and restricted. This reads the public article feeds directly, filtered by category, and returns each match in one fixed schema. It is built for news aggregation, market analysis, and trend monitoring.

| Who uses it | What they scrape Bloomberg for |
|---|---|
| Market researchers | Which topics Bloomberg is covering this week |
| Financial analysts | Daily article feeds for sentiment and trend tracking |
| News aggregators | Fresh Bloomberg headlines and metadata for their platforms |
| Data scientists | Building datasets of Bloomberg articles for NLP and modeling |

### What it does

This Actor collects Bloomberg articles by category and returns each one as a flat row.

- 📰 **Category filtering:** collect articles from any Bloomberg category, such as markets, technology, or politics.
- ⚡ **High volume:** set maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run to pull large article sets.
- 📄 **Flat output:** each article is returned as a single row with headline, author, date, image, and link.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

### What you can do with Bloomberg data

**📈 Track market news.**

A financial analyst runs the scraper on the markets category daily to monitor breaking stories and feed a sentiment model.

**🗞️ Build a news aggregator.**

A developer collects Bloomberg headlines and metadata to power a custom news feed for their app.

**🔍 Research industry trends.**

A market researcher scrapes the technology category to identify which companies and topics are gaining coverage.

**📊 Create a dataset for analysis.**

A data scientist pulls a large sample of articles to train a topic classifier or perform NLP.

### Why choose this scraper

| | What you get |
|---|---|
| **No API key** | Scrape Bloomberg without registering for an official API |
| **Category targeting** | Get articles from the exact section you need |
| **Scalable** | Collect up to a million articles in one run |
| **Structured data** | Clean rows ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML |

### How it compares

This Actor focuses on high-volume category scraping with a simple flat output, while competitors offer different strengths like multi-domain normalization or simpler category extraction.

| Feature | ParseForge | Universal News Article Intelligence Agent | Bloomberg Category News Scraper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrapes Bloomberg articles | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Category filtering | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| High volume (up to 1M articles) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Clean Markdown extraction | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Multi-domain support | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Success-only billing | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a category, and set the maximum number of articles to collect per run. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
 "maxItems": 10
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
 "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: **$0.021 per result** collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

### Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. [Upgrade your Apify plan](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [Bloomberg Articles Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click **Start**.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the **Dataset** tab.

Run it programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Bloomberg through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper"
```

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

### Troubleshooting

**Why am I getting no results?**

Check that the category you specified exists on Bloomberg. Try a broader category like 'markets' or 'technology'. Also ensure maxItems is set to at least 1.

**Why did the run stop before reaching maxItems?**

The Actor stops when there are no more articles in the category feed. Bloomberg may limit the number of articles available at any time.

**Why are some article fields empty?**

Not all Bloomberg articles include an author or image. Empty fields are normal when that metadata is not present on the page.

**Why am I getting an error about the category?**

Make sure the category name is spelled correctly and matches Bloomberg's URL structure. Use lowercase and hyphens, like 'markets' or 'technology'.

**Can I scrape Bloomberg search results?**

This Actor only scrapes category feeds. For search results, you would need a different scraper or custom solution.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need a Bloomberg subscription or API key? | No. This Actor reads the public article feeds, so no login or API key is required. |
| Can I scrape articles from a specific Bloomberg category? | Yes. You can specify a category such as markets, technology, or politics to filter the articles. |
| How many articles can I collect in one run? | You can set maxItems up to 1,000,000 articles per run. |
| What data do I get for each article? | Each article includes its headline, author, publish date, image URL, and article link. |
| What output formats are supported? | You can export the results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML. |
| Is this legal to scrape Bloomberg? | You are responsible for complying with Bloomberg's terms of service and applicable laws. This Actor only accesses publicly available data. |
| Can I schedule this scraper to run automatically? | Yes, you can set up a schedule on Apify to run the Actor at regular intervals. |
| Does this Actor handle pagination? | Yes, it automatically paginates through the category feed until it reaches maxItems or no more articles are available. |
| Can I filter by date or keyword? | Currently, the Actor only filters by category and maximum articles. Date and keyword filtering are not supported in this version. |
| What if I need data from other news sites? | This Actor is specific to Bloomberg. For other sources, check the Apify Store for dedicated scrapers. |

### Related actors

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **Need help?** Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ **Disclaimer.** This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bloomberg L.P. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many articles to collect per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/bloomberg-articles-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xcWnSdqCHN8fg4gKF/builds/e18SMaehIoGQzGfne/openapi.json