Garmin Health / Activity API
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- Wearable APIs (direct)
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- What each end user needs
- Your users must own a Garmin device.
- What gates your launch
- Garmin Connect Developer Program partner approval; third parties report sign-ups paused at times (verify).
- Integration effort
- High — months(our rough judgement, not a vendor fact)
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Health Data
- Workout Detection API: Get Recorded Workout Sessions
- Blood Oxygen (SpO2) API: How to Get SpO2 Data
- GPS Activity API: How to Get Route Data from Workouts
- HRV API: How to Get Heart Rate Variability Data
- VO2 Max API: How to Get VO2 Max Data
- Step Counting API: How to Get Step Data
- Body Composition API: Weight, Body Fat, and Lean Mass Data
- Heart Rate API: How to Get Heart-Rate Data Into Your App
- Sleep Tracking API: How to Get Sleep Data Into Your App
Concepts
- What Is a Health-Data Aggregator?
- Webhooks vs. Polling for Fitness Data: How to Decide
- What Is OAuth 2.0 (and How Health APIs Use It)?
- What Are OAuth Scopes (and How Health APIs Grant Them)?
- On-Device vs Cloud Health Data: What's the Difference?
- What Is HRV (Heart Rate Variability)?
- What Is VO2 Max (and How Do Wearables Estimate It)?
- How Do Fitness Apps Estimate Calories Burned?
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