Hello,
I'm building a cycling application called Riding.
I understand that activity data obtained through the Strava API may no longer be displayed to other users.
However, I'd like to clarify a different use case.
A user connects their Strava account and sees only their own routes.
The user then explicitly selects one of their own routes and chooses "Share this route with the Riding community."
The route becomes a community route that other Riding users can discover and download.
The sharing is entirely initiated by the route owner and can be revoked at any time.
Would this workflow be permitted under the current API Agreement?
If not, would the same workflow be permitted if the user manually exports a GPX file from Strava and uploads it into Riding instead of using the API?
Thank you!
Can users explicitly contribute their own routes to a community application?
+1
+26The user aggreeing to share something that Strava considers its own has no effect. It’s still Strava data shown to other users. Maybe you assume the rule is there to protect the user’s privacy. It’s not, the only purpose is to prevent any competition that could users lure away from Strava subscriptions.
Additionally you would replicate Strava features with such an app, because users can already make their Strava routes public.
+1I’m not sure I’ve understand what you’ve wrote. It’s simple, can our users use activities from Stava API and share it to other users or not? I mean, that data is available to public, and can be downloaded everywhere, users share their Strava activities (route) to other users so they can use it as well.
+26Strava explicitly states in their policies that it doesn't matter if the data is available elsewhere like on their website. If it comes from the API, you have to follow the rule not to disclose it to others.
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