How to export your Health Connect data on Android
Last verified November 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Sources checked (1) · November 5, 2026
- support.google.com/android/answer/15323271?hl=en — export and import steps, Android 14 requirement, health-records exclusion
Covered here:Health Connect
Google's steps#
Google's Android Help page "Back up & restore your Health Connect data" covers export and import together. To turn on the export:
- Open your device's Settings app.
- In the search bar, search Health Connect.
- Tap Manage data, then Backup and restore, then Scheduled export.
- Turn Scheduled export on, and select a frequency between daily, weekly, or monthly exports.
- Tap Next, select one of the cloud storage apps already installed on the device, and choose a location in it.
Google's description of the result: "Your Health Connect data is bundled in a zip file and saved to a cloud storage provider of your choice." By default the file is named "Health Connect.zip", and you can rename it.
What it is for, and what it leaves out#
- Android 14 and up. "To use this feature, you need an Android device with version 14 and up."
- No health records. Google says "Export and import of health records isn't supported at this time."
- Built for restore. The same page's import steps (Manage data, Backup and restore, Import data, pick the cloud app and the file) put the data back into Health Connect on another device. For moving phones over a cable, Google points to device-to-device transfer instead.
- Turning it off keeps old files. If you turn off Scheduled export, Google says "it won't delete your previously exported data automatically"; you delete the file from the cloud storage app yourself.
Google's help page does not describe the files inside the zip, so this site does not either. If you want your data as rows to analyze, the documented routes are the apps that write into Health Connect, each with its own export: Samsung Health, Fitbit and Google Health, and the wearable pages in this section.
Is there an API for my own data?#
Google's help page describes no web download or personal-use API for Health Connect data. Apps read it on the phone with the user's permission, which is a developer question, covered in the Health Connect API section and the Health Connect integration guide.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Health Connect save its scheduled export?
In a cloud storage app you choose. Google says the data is bundled in a zip file and saved to a cloud storage provider of your choice, picked from the cloud storage apps already installed on the device, and that by default the file is named Health Connect.zip. If no cloud storage app is installed, Google says to download one from Google Play.
Which Android version do I need to export Health Connect data?
Android 14 or later. Google's backup and restore help page says: To use this feature, you need an Android device with version 14 and up. Exports can be scheduled daily, weekly or monthly from Settings, Health Connect, Manage data, Backup and restore, Scheduled export.
Does a Health Connect export include health records?
No. Google's help page says export and import of health records isn't supported at this time. The export and import feature covers the rest of the Health Connect data and is meant for restoring it in Health Connect on another device.
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