# Opal Tap On and Tap Off

**URL:** <https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898>\
**Category:** Datasets\
**Created:** [March 19, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898 "2017-03-19T13:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/32/313_2.png) [@system](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898/1 "2017-03-19T13:00:00Z")

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This dataset provides counts of tap ons and tap offs made on the Opal ticketing system during two non-consecutive weeks in 2016. The Opal tap on and tap off dataset contains six CSV files covering two weeks (14 days) of Opal data across the four public transport modes.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off](https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off)

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**Author:** ![ehmish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/ehmish/32/302_2.png) [@ehmish](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/ehmish)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898/2 "2018-04-18T02:44:01Z")

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Could we get a bit more up-to-date version of this data? or even better, some kind of continuous stream?

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**Author:** ![alejandro.felman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@alejandro.felman](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/alejandro.felman)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898/3 "2018-04-19T01:44:43Z")

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Hi @ehmish, unfortunately we can’t. We only offer snapshots of tap-on/tap-off data so you can get an indication of the figures. We’re very serious about privacy and security so all Opal data goes through a rigorous approval process and then the data is de-identified and anonimized. Therefore, at the moment that’s all we have and there’s no way we can provide a live or continuous feed. You can read more about the process here - [https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/journeys-for-specific-opal-card-number/1046](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/journeys-for-specific-opal-card-number/1046)

Thanks,  
Alex

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**Author:** ![ehmish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/ehmish/32/302_2.png) [@ehmish](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/ehmish)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/opal-tap-on-and-tap-off/898/4 "2018-04-19T03:15:43Z")

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Surely if the anonymisation process is automated it can be streamed, i.e by adding some random jitter onto each tap-on, also I appear to have no access to that “Journeys for specific opal card number” link