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Everyone waiting on Athlete Limit increase - let's coordinate

  • May 8, 2026
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It looks like a huge percentage of posts over the past few weeks and months on here are about Strava’s utter silence regarding the Connected Athlete / Rate Limit increases that are going unresolved, and the non-response from developers@strava.com . Perhaps it could be helpful if everyone in this same boat (I’ve been waiting 7 weeks, with no response) to all post here, and we can coordinate a list of all Client IDs and what they’re wanting (Athlete Limit increase, Daily Rate Limit Increase, etc), and provide that to Strava to streamline for their developers (best case), or take it somewhere more visible online to draw attention to this situation (worst case, if things are still up in the air for a while). 

It’s not the waiting that’s necessarily the issue (although we all want to be able to move forward with our applications) - it’s the complete silence, and not knowing whether it’ll be another week or 6 months before we can expect a response. Right now, this forum is just a flood of people in the same boat, which would be a pain for them to sift through, and obviously the form submission backlog is huge right now. 

Respond away if all in this situation think it’s a good idea:

  • Client ID
  • App name
  • Requested increase
  • Date submitted

112 replies

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  • Hub Starter
  • May 11, 2026
  • Client ID: 19210
  • App name: Barbès Training
  • Requested increase: 50
  • Date submitted: May 4th

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  • Hub Starter
  • May 11, 2026

Client ID: 40193
App Name: Stride
Requested Increase: 50
Data Submitted: 13 April


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 11, 2026

- Client ID: 196063

- App name: Coach

- Requested increase: 50 (from 1)

- Date submitted: 4.4.2026 (with followup emails 14.4., 21.4., 1.5., 11.5.)


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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 12, 2026

App Details:

  • App Name: RunCut

  • Website: https://runcut.app

  • Client ID: 228024

  • Purpose: RunCut helps runners transform their workout tracklogs into cinematic videos with dynamic overlays, prioritizing on-device processing and user privacy.

  • Date Submitted: April 20th


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 12, 2026

Client ID: 219055
App Name: 90s Runners
Requested Increase: 50
Data Submitted: 23 April


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 12, 2026

Client ID: 238223
App Name: RunForm|RunFormCoachAI
Requested Increase: 100
Data Submitted: 12 May 2026


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 12, 2026

Client ID: 222324
App Name: WattRun
Requested Increase: 100
Data Submitted: 14 April 2026


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 12, 2026
  • Client ID: 226373
  • App name: Conquista Running
  • Requested increase: 15
  • Date submitted: 18 April 2026

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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 13, 2026

It's been a while since my submission on April 20, and I haven't received any updates. I’m concerned about the lack of communication regarding this review process.


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- Client ID: 218716
- App name: Cycling Challenge
- Requested: Athlete Limit increase (~100 charity riders)
- Date submitted: April 4 (resubmitted after initial feedback on ticket #13323)

39 days of silence. Danish charity cycling community, 13 years on Strava, raising funds for Børne Hjernecancer Fonden (children's brain cancer research). Cycling season started March 30 — all our riders are blocked in Single Player Mode.

Happy to help coordinate this list if it gets traction.


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  • Client ID: 183565
  • App name: Revo
  • Requested increase: 1000
  • Date submitted: April 10 

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  • Hub Starter
  • May 13, 2026
  • Client ID: 224907
  • App name: PaceCraft
  • Requested increase: 1000 (from 1)
  • Date submitted: April 19

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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 13, 2026
  • Client ID: 209858
  • App name: Performance Load Optimizer
  • Requested increase: 50
  • Date submitted: April 21, 2026

  • Hub Starter
  • May 14, 2026
  • Client ID: 138918
  • App name: MapConquer
  • Requested increase: 100 (from 1)
  • Date submitted: March 17, 2026 (no update since, contacted developers@strava.com on April 5, no response)
  • Website : https://mapconquer.com/

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  • Client ID: 140214
  • App name: Racetory
  • Requested increase: 999
  • Date submitted: April 1, 2026

Quick timeline:

  • April 1: submitted the request via the official form
  • April 4: sent the additional screenshots and details requested by the team
  • April 18: wrote a polite follow-up to developers@strava.com
  • April 30: no reply yet, dashboard status unchanged
  • May 8: gently nudge 

dlandre
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  • Hub Starter
  • May 15, 2026
  • Client ID: 202002
  • App name: List Hiker
  • Date Submitted: April 24, 2026

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  • Hub Climber
  • May 17, 2026

@Jan_Mantau you seem to be pretty active on here - are you a Strava employee? Any insight on the best way to pass on all these requests to the Strava Development team to get these streamlined?


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 18, 2026
  • Client ID: 168897
  • App name: efforts
  • Date submitted:  4/16
  • 5/10 follow up, no reply

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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 18, 2026

Jan_Mantau
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  • Superuser
  • May 18, 2026

@Jan_Mantau you seem to be pretty active on here - are you a Strava employee? Any insight on the best way to pass on all these requests to the Strava Development team to get these streamlined?

I’m not from Strava and I don’t know how to reach their API Team in other ways than via the official email address and review form.


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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 18, 2026
  • Client ID: 207649
  • App name: RideScout
  • Requested increase: 1000 (from1)
  • Date submitted: 10/04/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy) ; resubmitted 17/04/2026

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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 18, 2026
  • Client ID: 197044
  • App name: Decode Strength ( Closed testing)
  • Requested increase: 200 (from1)
  • Date submitted: 05/2026

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  • Hub Rookie
  • May 18, 2026

- Client ID: 229545
- App name: RunQuest
- Requested increase: Standard Developer Program access (exit Single Player Mode — well within the 999 default cap, no exceptional capacity request)
- Date submitted: April 29 (form), followed up via ticket #14710 on May 10

Same situation as many here: read-only app, fully compliant with brand guidelines, already approved by Apple's App Store and about to publish on Google Play — only the Single Player Mode cap is holding back the public launch. No substantive response so far. Appreciate any visibility this collective thread can bring.


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 18, 2026

Client ID: 227580

App name: IronShift

Requested Increase: 500 (from 1)

Date Submitted: May 4, 2026 (follow up May 18, 2026)


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  • Hub Starter
  • May 18, 2026
  • Client ID: 183673
  • App name: trainingchat
  • Requested increase: 1000 (from 1)
  • Date submitted: 8th of April 2026 (Followed-up on April 23rd & 28th)