Every question the Own Your Data pages answer
The 10 own your data pages answer 30 named questions between them. Every one is listed below, and every link lands on the paragraph that answers it rather than the top of the page.
How to export your Apple Health data, and read the file
- Where is Export All Health Data in the iPhone Health app?Under your profile, not in Settings. Apple's iPhone User Guide says to go to the Health app, tap Summary, then tap your picture or…
- Can I download my Apple Health data from a website or API instead of the phone?Not that this site could find. HealthKit data is read on the device by apps the user grants permission to, and Apple's iPhone User Guide…
- How do I open a large Apple Health export.xml without crashing my computer?Stream it instead of loading it whole. In a browser, this site's Apple Health explorer reads the ZIP or XML in chunks in a Web Worker and…
How to export your Health Connect data on Android
- 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,…
- 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.…
- 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…
How to download your personal data from Samsung Health
- Where do Samsung Health downloaded files go on the phone?To the phone's own storage. Samsung's support page says to open My Files, tap Downloads, then tap the Samsung Health folder to browse the…
- Does erasing Samsung Health personal data also delete it from Samsung's server?Yes, by Samsung's own warning: all of your Samsung Health data stored on the phone or tablet, as well as in Samsung Health and on the…
- What file format does Samsung Health's personal data download use?Samsung's support article does not say. It documents where the files land (My Files, Downloads, a Samsung Health folder) but not their…
How to get your own data out of Garmin Connect
- Which data does Garmin's Personal API include, and in what format?Garmin's developer program overview lists Activity Data as JSON and .FIT, Health Data as JSON and Women's Health Data as JSON for the…
- Does garth still work for Garmin Connect logins?Not for new logins, by its own README: Garth is deprecated and no longer maintained, because Garmin changed its auth flow and broke the…
- Is python-garminconnect the same as Garmin's official API?No. The garminconnect package's README documents the endpoints the Garmin Connect web app uses, which makes it a client for Garmin's…
How to export your Fitbit and Google Health data
- How do I export Fitbit data after moving my Fitbit account to a Google Account?Through Google's standard data download. Google's Google Health help page says that if you log in with a Google Account, you follow the…
- How long does a Fitbit account archive take to generate?Google says that with a large amount of Fitbit data it can take up to a few days, and that you can check the status in your Data Export…
- Can a Fitbit Personal app read intraday data without the intraday request form?Yes, for the developer's own account only. Fitbit's application design guide says a Personal application can only access the data in the…
How to export your Oura data
- Can I export my Oura data without an active membership?Yes. Oura's support article says the Membership Hub download is available for all Oura users, with or without active membership: log in to…
- How long does an Oura data export take?Oura says it may take up to 10 days from the time of request before your data is available for download, and that it emails a reminder to…
- Why are the sleep times in my Oura export such large numbers?Because they are seconds. Oura says time duration for downloaded data is presented in total seconds, not in hours and minutes. Oura's…
How to download all your data from Polar Flow
- How long do I have to download my Polar data export?Two weeks from the email. Polar's support article says you will get an email when your data is ready to be downloaded, and that you will…
- Why are activity and sleep missing from my Polar export?Because Polar leaves out anything its algorithms derive. Polar says the export does not include any data derived from the data you provided…
- Can any Polar Flow user create an AccessLink API client?Yes, by Polar's own documentation: any registered Polar Flow user can create an API client to AccessLink by filling in application details…
How to export your Strava data: one activity or your whole account
- Can I export my Strava data from the mobile app?No. Strava's support article says exporting your data is only available on the Strava website. The bulk export is under Settings, My…
- How do I get a TCX file of a Strava activity?Add /export_tcx to the end of the activity page URL on Strava.com, for example strava.com/activities/<id>/export_tcx. Strava says TCX…
- Do I need a Strava subscription to use the Strava API for my own data?Yes, as of Strava's getting-started guide read on November 5, 2026: it says a Strava subscription is a prerequisite for creating an app.…
How to export workouts from the Suunto app: FIT or GPX
- Should I export Suunto workouts as FIT or GPX?FIT, unless a service only takes GPX. Suunto says a FIT workout includes all the relevant information (location, time, timestamps, heart…
- Why can't I export a GPX file from a Suunto workout?Most likely the workout has no GPS track. Suunto's FAQ says exercise recordings without GPS will not have the possibility of exporting GPX…
- Can I use the Suunto API to download my own workouts?Not as a private individual, according to Suunto's API Zone as recorded on this site's Suunto alternatives page: Suunto says it does not…
How to bulk export your COROS data
- Which file formats does COROS Training Hub bulk export support?FIT and TCX only. COROS's bulk export article says you will be prompted to choose a file format, either .FIT or .TCX, and an email address…
- How do I get my COROS sleep and daily heart-rate data?By asking COROS support. COROS says that to export non-activity data such as daily metrics, sleep data or heart rate, you open the COROS…
- Can I bulk export COROS activities from the phone app?Not according to COROS: its bulk export runs in COROS Training Hub from a desktop computer, under Activity List, Export Data. The phone app…
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