How do you request Opal data?

Hi @anjs04, if I understand correctly you’re looking for Opal data based on trips, ie. customer going from location A to location B. If that’s the case then yes the request is far too big considering how many trips would be carried out in Sydney each day. Furthermore, due to security and privacy reasons the Opal datasets are modified by an algorithm to ensure anonymity and protect our customers. You can read more about this in the Opal data user guide User account | TfNSW Open Data Hub and Developer Portal

I think you should be able to achieve what you’re trying to do by simply using the tap on tap off dataset and possibly some of the GTFS files. Here are some examples of similar visualisations that have been done in the past:

You can also try making a special request to TPA, Data and research | Transport for NSW, but it would heavily depend on what exactly you’re using the data for.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Thanks,
Alex