Hi all,
I'm developing a fitness application that uses the Strava API to import activity data (distance, time, pace) for users who authorize the connection. Before continuing development, I want to make sure I correctly understand the scope of the current API Agreement regarding data visibility between different users.
As I understand the agreement, a user's Strava data can only be displayed to that same user, and may not be shown or disclosed to any other user of a connected app, even when those users are linked or connected to each other within the app.
I'd appreciate input from the community (or from Strava staff, if anyone from the API team monitors this board) on the following:
Does this restriction also apply when the user themselves voluntarily and actively chooses to share one specific metric (e.g. a time or distance) with another user of the app, as opposed to the app automatically or passively displaying their Strava data to others?
Is there a distinction between showing full activity/session data versus a single derived numeric value that the user explicitly declares (e.g. a personal best), rather than raw activity data pulled directly from the API?
Has anyone here had a similar use case reviewed or approved by Strava's developer team? If so, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome?
I want to make sure the app's design complies with the current terms from the start, so any clarification — from Strava staff or from developers who've navigated something similar since the November 2024 policy changes — would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance.
