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by Osmium 4471 days ago
Is there an API for Oyster balances yet? (or planned?) I ask as someone slightly concerned by popular apps which seem to rely on you giving some third party your TFL login for them to scrape it for you...

Very happy to see that TFL have done as much as they have though. Lovely to see :)

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Not yet, both myself and Tom Loosemoore (deputy director of Government Digital Services) have queried about this here - http://blog.tfl.gov.uk/2014/03/12/why-a-new-website-but-no-a...
More information about 3rd party Oyster apps and TfL's upcoming mobile-friendly Oyster website here: http://blog.tfl.gov.uk/2014/03/12/why-a-new-website-but-no-a...

Edit: ha, beat me to it alex :)