HealthKit Types Introduced in iOS 13
7 of 241 identifiers · read from Apple’s documentation on 2026-10-02
Apple's documentation, as read on 2026-10-02, gives iOS 13.0 as the introduction version for 7 of the 241 HealthKit type identifiers in this dataset: 3 quantity types, 2 category types and 2 workout activity types. They sit in 5 of Apple's topic groups, the largest being Hearing with 3. Apple's availability data marks audioExposureEvent deprecated. Every one carries an abstract.
iOS 13 by family and group
All 7 were introduced in iOS 13.0. The version is Apple’s iOS availability for each identifier; other platforms carry their own.
| Family | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| quantity types | 3 |
| category types | 2 |
| workout activity types | 2 |
| Group page | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Environment, hearing and diving | 3 |
| Activity | 1 |
| Exercise and fitness activities | 1 |
| Sleep, mindfulness and self-care | 1 |
| Workout activity types | 1 |
| Apple group | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Hearing | 3 |
| Activity | 1 |
| Exercise and fitness | 1 |
| Self Care | 1 |
| Team sports | 1 |
Of the 3 quantity types, Apple’s prose describes 1 as cumulative and 2 as discrete. Unit families: sound pressure (2), time (1).
Deprecated, beta and undocumented in iOS 13
- Deprecated: 1 — audioExposureEvent (iOS 14.0): “Use environmentalAudioExposureEvent instead.”. Read from the
deprecatedAtversion on Apple’s platform entries. - Beta: none, as of 2026-10-02.
- No abstract and no discussion: none.
Every deprecated, beta and undocumented identifier across all releases is on HealthKit deprecated and beta types.
Every identifier introduced in iOS 13
Sorted by family, then name. Each name links to its row on its group page, where the Android equivalent and read-only flag sit beside it.
| Identifier | Family | Group | Apple’s abstract | Aggregate | Unit | iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appleStandTimeHKQuantityTypeIdentifierAppleStandTime | quantity type | Activity | A quantity sample type that measures the amount of time the user has spent standing. | .cumulativeSum | time | 13.0 |
| environmentalAudioExposureHKQuantityTypeIdentifierEnvironmentalAudioExposure | quantity type | Environment, hearing and divingApple: Hearing | A quantity sample type that measures audio exposure to sounds in the environment. | .discreteAverage | sound pressure | 13.0 |
| headphoneAudioExposureHKQuantityTypeIdentifierHeadphoneAudioExposure | quantity type | Environment, hearing and divingApple: Hearing | A quantity sample type that measures audio exposure from headphones. | .discreteAverage | sound pressure | 13.0 |
| audioExposureEventHKCategoryTypeIdentifierAudioExposureEvent | category type | Environment, hearing and divingApple: Hearing | A category sample type for audio exposure events. | enum — HKCategoryValueAudioExposureEvent | — | 13.0deprecated in 14.0 |
| toothbrushingEventHKCategoryTypeIdentifierToothbrushingEvent | category type | Sleep, mindfulness and self-careApple: Self Care | A category sample type for toothbrushing events. | enum — HKCategoryValue | — | 13.0 |
| discSportsHKWorkoutActivityTypeDiscSports | workout activity type | Workout activity typesApple: Team sports | The constant for playing disc sports such as Ultimate and Disc Golf. | — | — | 13.0 |
| fitnessGamingHKWorkoutActivityTypeFitnessGaming | workout activity type | Exercise and fitness activitiesApple: Exercise and fitness | The constant for playing fitness-based video games. | — | — | 13.0 |
Questions
Which HealthKit identifiers did iOS 13 introduce?
7, according to Apple's documentation as read on 2026-10-02: 3 quantity types, 2 category types and 2 workout activity types. They are appleStandTime, environmentalAudioExposure, headphoneAudioExposure, audioExposureEvent, toothbrushingEvent, discSports and fitnessGaming.
Are any of the HealthKit types from iOS 13 deprecated or undocumented?
Apple's availability data marks 1 of them deprecated: audioExposureEvent (deprecated in iOS 14.0). Every one carries an abstract.
Do HealthKit's iOS 13 quantity types sum or average?
Of the 3 quantity types iOS 13 introduced, Apple's prose describes 1 as cumulative (.cumulativeSum) and 2 as discrete (.discreteAverage).
Which Apple topic groups hold the HealthKit types from iOS 13?
Hearing (3), Activity (1), Exercise and fitness (1), Self Care (1) and Team sports (1). Every one of the 7 was introduced in iOS 13.0.
Computed by AIFitnessAPI from Apple’s published documentation, read 2026-10-02. Every release on one page is at HealthKit Types by iOS Version; the whole set with value enums is at every HealthKit type identifier, and the machine-readable export is on datasets.