Fitbit REST API v1
Fitbit helps people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals. As the leader in the connected health and fitness category, Fitbit designs products and experiences that track everyday health and fitness. The Fitbit Web API enables third-party applications to access and write data on behalf of users.

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Specs
Yes
A
OAuth 2, Token
1
Recommended (active, supported)
Yes
Web/Internet
Single purpose API
No
REST
JSON, URI Query String/CRUD
JSON
No
No
No
Followers (631)
Developers (29)
API Mashups (31)
- Shimmer is an open-source health data aggregator, Open mHealth has written a number of integrations that enable Shimmer to interact with other third party APIs e.g. fitbit, iHealth, and more; it...
- Fitcheck is an application that lets users to keep track of how active they are throughout the day. This application uses the Fitbit API service.
- MyFitnessPal is a health and fitness mobile application available in Apple iTunes and Google Play. At this point in time, the app needs access to contacts, calendar, location, camera, and Wi-Fi...
Related Articles (14)
Top 10 Fitness APIs
Getting fit isn't just about jogging and cutting out cookies anymore. Fitness in the twenty-first century is driven by mobile technology, big data, and Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs. and In this article we detail the ten top fitness APIs based on ProgrammableWeb page visits.
Fitbit Upgrades SDK, Adds CLI
Fitbit, the maker of popular fitness tracking devices, has announced a major upgrade to the Fitbit OS SDK, which enables developers to build apps and clockfaces for Fitbit OS using JavaScript, CSS and SVG. The biggest addition to the SDK is a CLI for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Fitbit Announces OS Developer Preview 3 and Made4Fitbit App Challenge
Fitbit has released OS Developer Preview 3 which includes the new Power API allowing apps to display device battery charging information, the addition of the brightnessOverride parameter to the Display API, and a permissions requirement. The company also announced the #Made4Fitbit App Challenge.
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