Getting started: connecting your first account

Getting set up with openfeed takes a few minutes. You create an account, connect your first bank or energy provider, and you’re ready to share with the apps you choose. Here’s exactly what to expect.

1. Create your openfeed account

Sign up with your email, or continue with Google or Apple. If you use email, we send you a one-time code to confirm it’s you, so there’s no separate password to remember. Your openfeed account is created the first time you sign in, so there’s no lengthy registration form.

openfeed is free for consumers, always.

2. Connect your first provider

Choose whether to connect a bank or an energy provider, then pick your provider from the list. From here you connect through the Consumer Data Right (CDR) — Australia’s government-backed system for sharing your own data.

This next step is deliberately thorough:

1. You’re taken to your bank or energy provider to log in with them directly — openfeed never sees your password.
2. You confirm what you’re connecting.
3. You’re brought back to openfeed.

You only do this once per provider. To understand why this step is heavier than sharing with an app later, see Connect once, share in a tap.

3. We bring your data in

Once you have established a CDR Arrangement, openfeed imports your data securely in the background. You will see a brief loading step while that happens — the first import pulls in some history, so give it a moment.

After that, your data stays current automatically: banking refreshes every 4 hours, energy every 6, so you don’t have to do anything to keep it up to date.

You’re ready to share

That’s it — you’re connected. From here you can share with the apps you choose in a single tap, and stay in control of every connection from one place.