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Incorrect activity start_date_local ?

  • April 2, 2026
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Anyone else noticed that the API’s start_date and start_date_local haven’t adjusted for daylight saving time, so they’re both 1h ahead of actual UTC and local time?

Best answer by Jan_Mantau

Both dates are correct for my activities. Maybe the athlete has wrong timezone settings. You can find further information on https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216515918-My-Activity-Has-the-Wrong-Date-or-Start-Time

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Jan_Mantau
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  • April 2, 2026

Both dates are correct for my activities. Maybe the athlete has wrong timezone settings. You can find further information on https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216515918-My-Activity-Has-the-Wrong-Date-or-Start-Time


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  • April 2, 2026

ah yes, I checked the raw data from the API and the dates are correct...