Improving data quality guide
This guide is for anyone who manages data entry about classes, sessions and/or facilities for sports and physical activities.
Template: tender requirements for data consumers
This document suggests requirements to include in a tender for open data feed aggregation and activity finder services.
Activity List Criteria
View the criteria for how activities are added or amended on the OpenActive Activity List.
OpenActive Community Airtable – using open data
A dashboard documenting which organisations are using open opportunity data, and which ones plan to
OpenActive one-page explainer
An infographic to explain the potential benefits of OpenActive for activity providers.
Business case for system providers to implement OpenActive standards
Explaining the benefits for system providers that implement OpenActive standards, including estimations of the development time
Template: request OpenActive is included in a leisure contract
Guidance for local authorities around including OpenActive as part of a leisure management contract
Open licence guide
If you publish data that you do not own (e.g. a booking system), use this guide to inform and get consent from your customers
OpenActive logo – horizontal
Horizontal version of the OpenActive logo
OpenActive logo – stacked
Stacked version of the OpenActive logo
OpenActive design and brand guidelines
Guidance for using OpenActive logos, design and font
Open opportunity data explainer
A guide to what we mean when we say 'open opportunity data', and what information is - and isn't - included
OpenActive and open data e-learning
Free and quick online modules to introduce open data, and how it creates value for the sport and physical activity sector.
Route Guide Specification 1.0
This specification introduces a data model to support the publication of data describing paths and trails for recreational use.
Realtime Paged Data Exchange 1.0
This specification introduces a data model to support the publication of opportunity data
Modelling opportunity data 2.0
A data model to support the publication of opportunity data
Open Booking API
Open Booking API specification
Support email
Get in touch with the OpenActive initiative stewards
Follow OpenActive on Twitter
Blog
Stories, news and case studies from the OpenActive community
Past newsletters
Previous monthly newsletters and OpenActive mailing list communications
Mailing list
Sign up to the OpenActive mailing list to receive the latest news and updates
Template: ask your network to open their data
Suggested messaging to ask members of your network to publish open data about activities.
OpenActive Slack channel
Slack is an open-invitation communication channel for the OpenActive community to share news and discuss common areas of work
Template: adding OpenActive to a leisure contract
Guidance for local authorities for including OpenActive as part of a leisure contract
Technical drop-in sign up
A form to sign up for a call for OpenActive technical advice or support
W3C community group
The open technical community for OpenActive to discuss additions and changes to the standards
OpenActive Activity List – terms of reference
The terms of reference for the Activity List and the committee which maintains it
Activity List feedback form
The form for submitting general feedback on the Activity List
Activity List change request form
Use this form to suggest changes to the Activity List
Activity list proposed addition form
Use this form to suggest a new term be added to the Activity List
Activity List
The list of standardised activity types in OpenActive standards
Validator
A validator to check your open data feeds conform to OpenActive standards
Open data feeds directory
A directory of all of the open data feeds and their status
OpenActive messaging guidelines
Messaging guidelines to use when talking about OpenActive
Template: let your customers know about OpenActive functionality
Let your customers know that your system has built OpenActive functionality to publish open data, and how they can benefit
Directory of OpenActive Champions
List of the OpenActive Champions supporting the community
OpenActive webinars
OpenActive webinar recordings
Community engagement call
Fortnightly calls to discuss actions or hear about regular updates to OpenActive
Template: ask your system provider to open your data
An email template for activity/ opportunity providers who use a booking/ management system which is not yet OpenActive enabled
OpenActive Enabled badge
A badge for organisations that publish and use open data to OpenActive data standards.
Form to submit edits to the OpenActive Community Airtable
A form for community organisations to update the OpenActive organisation dashboard
OpenActive Community Airtable – booking
A dashboard documenting each organisation's progress in implementing the Open Booking specification
OpenActive Community Airtable – publishing open data
A dashboard documenting which organisations are publishing opportunity data, and which ones plan to
Workshop presentation template slides
Powerpoint slides for anyone to use when delivering presentations on OpenActive
Management/booking system provider guide
A guide to all OpenActive-enabled management or booking system providers