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Strava API not returning steps

  • May 19, 2024
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Hi,
 
I uploaded an activity to Strava via iPhone app. However I'm not seeing the steps or cadence data in the Strava API (athlete activities API, single activity API).
 
How do I get this number (1126)?

Best answer by richardchou

Looks like steps data is unavailable in Strava api

https://communityhub.strava.com/t5/developer-discussions/step-count-missing-in-detailedactivity/m-p/7620

I hope the steps data will be available in the API. Our fundraising events need to show steps data.

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  • May 21, 2024

Looks like steps data is unavailable in Strava api

https://communityhub.strava.com/t5/developer-discussions/step-count-missing-in-detailedactivity/m-p/7620

I hope the steps data will be available in the API. Our fundraising events need to show steps data.


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  • May 21, 2024

Steps isn't available but as mentioned in that thread, if cadence is there you can do cadence*2 to get steps per minute and multiply that by moving time/60 to calculate the number of steps. Try it and see how close it is to the recorded number of steps, it may be a good alternative.