New Posts For Thread: Historical Data Fileshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-filesAre the historical data files no longer available? If I go to http://data.betfair.com/ I get taken to a page where I can purchase data (not where I can download either the 'horse racing' or the 'other' files).What then is actually happening with this site, i am relentlessly trying to open these files after following the instructions yet when it opens in notepad its just well unreadable and then how are you supposed to convert it so its readable? all i wanhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553611319#553611319What then is actually happening with this site, i am relentlessly trying to open these files after following the instructions yet when it opens in notepad its just well unreadable and then how are you supposed to convert it so its readable? all i wanWed, 28 Feb 2018 06:14:39 -0600@Cosmic Horizon, re getting it back up and running.Well, they told me the same back on Nov 17 and Dec 17, but have since stated that it was wrong.Thus it would appear there was little to no intention of getting the old data page up and running againhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553433161#553433161@Cosmic Horizon, re getting it back up and running.Well, they told me the same back on Nov 17 and Dec 17, but have since stated that it was wrong.Thus it would appear there was little to no intention of getting the old data page up and running againThu, 25 Jan 2018 18:53:37 -0600Ah . .it seems I can if I just choose a single month. However, I have no idea what to do with it.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553351947#553351947Ah . .it seems I can if I just choose a single month. However, I have no idea what to do with it.Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:53:56 -0600This new data. I can't even work out how to download it! I just get errors. And it only goes back to 2015?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553351939#553351939This new data. I can't even work out how to download it! I just get errors. And it only goes back to 2015?Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:52:21 -0600Last time I communicated with them in early December they said they were hoping to get the old site back up next week.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553351933#553351933Last time I communicated with them in early December they said they were hoping to get the old site back up next week.Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:51:36 -0600Yep, asked again yesterday, and they have finally admitted that the old style offerings of CSV files are no longer available and it is only the new JSON files on offer now...My email on the 28th, almost a month after I first asked them the question..https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553284957#553284957Yep, asked again yesterday, and they have finally admitted that the old style offerings of CSV files are no longer available and it is only the new JSON files on offer now...My email on the 28th, almost a month after I first asked them the question..Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:39:34 -0600What a bunch of arse. I got a response from them that 'the old site is not longer active'. It was quite useful and must have been very low cost to maintain. It would have been nice to have been told about it's discontinuation.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553282415#553282415What a bunch of arse. I got a response from them that 'the old site is not longer active'. It was quite useful and must have been very low cost to maintain. It would have been nice to have been told about it's discontinuation.Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:29:37 -0600I had the same response to 2-3 emails as cosmic, I even asked the team if BF were just using this response as an 'excuse' to cover up they were just quietly doing away with the old style csv files, I got no answer to that one and now it is well overhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553263803#553263803I had the same response to 2-3 emails as cosmic, I even asked the team if BF were just using this response as an 'excuse' to cover up they were just quietly doing away with the old style csv files, I got no answer to that one and now it is well overSat, 23 Dec 2017 04:45:51 -0600I was a user of the data.betfair.com site, until about four weeks ago, when I suddenly could no longer log into it. And now they just pull the plug on it without giving anyone any notice... typical level of customer support and communication by Betfahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553222657#553222657I was a user of the data.betfair.com site, until about four weeks ago, when I suddenly could no longer log into it. And now they just pull the plug on it without giving anyone any notice... typical level of customer support and communication by BetfaWed, 13 Dec 2017 16:01:45 -0600Another step backwards! Who is going to pay £99 to £200 for 1 months data for 1 sport?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30966607/historical-data-files?post_id=553188935#553188935Another step backwards! Who is going to pay £99 to £200 for 1 months data for 1 sport?Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:51:50 -0600