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TusatweHub Rookie

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Create club by strava api v3

Hi all i was looking how to create a club via apiIm watching the swagger but the method POST for `club` doesnt existshttps://developers.strava.com/playground/

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7 months ago

PlagueFitnessCanadaHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Error 403: Limit of Connected Athletes exceeded

Hello Strava,I have been creating an app for my running community for my hometown. The purpose of the app is that users can find details on run clubs that are within the city limits and be able to import a reminder on their calendar from the app. I thought it was a fun idea to have them be able to connect to Strava through the app and have their fastest time displayed on the app for recording and visibility for the user. With my testing, i am getting an error 403: Limit of connected athletes exceeded. Does anyone have an suggestions of how to make this work? the amount of people who would be using this app would probably be a max of 400 people.

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7 months ago

NuciferHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

connect to kiprun

I tried to connect my strava at kiprun of decathlon. But it say that too much people have allready do that, I cant do it because of the kota. If you have seen that or know what to do, I am interested. (Sorry for my english). Thank you

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7 months ago

ThortuHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

connect

When i want to connect my strava to an other app to transfer my runs from there (app Decathlon)It work but since today 17 august 2025I cant connect bc strava told me that:Strava Error 403: Logged-in athlete limit exceeded This app has exceeded its logged-in athlete limit. If you are developing this app, contact Strava Developer Support to learn how to request an increase in your quota.

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7 months ago

davidmarks206Hub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Where is total_descent or steps in the activity Json

I walk and ski.  On the app and website for skiing it shows the descent labelled vertical. On the app and website for walking it shows the steps.  But neither the API nor the JSON I get from the activity end point has this metric.Thoughts?  Where can I get it? DAvid

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7 months ago

Roubaixid8Hub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

making route public via app

Are there any plans to allow iPhone App to change a route from “private” to “public” ? When trying to share and having access to the web to make this change is not always available. Seems like this would be a simple fix?

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7 months ago

Jun NishimotoHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Changing currency for subscription

Hi,I would like to start a new subscription with Strava, but it keeps showing pricing in Euro. I lived in Germany before but moved to Japan now. I would like to purchase in Japanese yen. Another twist on my case is that the subscription plan I would like to choose is student plan. I am an active student with the university in the UK. Thus, my student ID has been issued in the UK, not in Japan.With all the unique layers of my case, how will I be able to subscribe a student plan in Japanese yen? Is it possible?

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7 months ago

MattyDHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Accessing Strava data from Golden Cheetah

Despite a lot of work on this I still cannot get GC 3.7 to access my Strava data. I have tried the various solutions but still cannot connect to Strava data from GC. I am on MacOS. I am using access codes to think the easiest will be to revert to password but I thought the steps below would workaround this.I follow the steps to get an access token back from the Strava oauth API but I get 307 error from this command.Bashcurl -X POST strava.com/oauth/token -d client_id=xxx \ -d client_secret=xxxx \ -d code=xxxx \ -d grant_type=authorization_code Returns error:<html><head><title>307 Temporary Redirect</title></head><body><center><h1>307 Temporary Redirect</h1></center><hr><center>CloudFront</center></body></html>curl: (3) URL rejected: Malforme

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7 months ago

greencommuterHub Climber

asked in Developers & API

Fake GPS data

We run a rewards app based on top of Strava APIHowever we are getting a large number of people faking their Walks, Runs, Cycles using tools like “GPS Joystick” on Android. There are many tools to fake Strava activities, and we are concerned that a rewards app on Strava can be exploited heavily.We would like to suggest that the Strava mobile app has extra security features to detect such apps, and pass a flag through to the API so that consumers can decide what to do with fake dataWe suggest that the Strava mobile app, also includes Cellular network GPS verification, accelerometer sensor verifcation, to verify that the mobile device “was actually moving” when the activity was recorded Kind regards

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7 months ago

blasbikeHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Webhook authorize false sent several days after revoking

Is it possible that Strava sends out authorize:false event several days AFTER revoking? Or maybe is repeating that webhook event? I had a case I revoked on my test user, then connected again. All worked as expected and then after a week I am receiving authorize:false again and my user is deauthorized!Is it possible? That case happened for two users and both events was send in the same batch from Strava and processed together within my 2 minutes interval.I have checked my security flow and I am sure there is no way for someone else to push such event to my app.

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7 months ago

CrewNerdHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Mysterious API failures with HTTP2

My Android customers (of the CrewNerd app) have been reporting a variety of mysterious errors when uploading workouts to Strava. There were timeouts, sockets closing abruptly, and protocol errors all happening randomly. But there were no reports of problems from my iPhone users.After much experimentation, it looks like the problems (which only started a couple of weeks ago) are related somehow to HTTP2. If I force my Android code to use HTTP1.1, there are no problems.Bottom line - I think Strava introduced a regression recently in their HTTP2 support.

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7 months ago

JoaobabosilvaHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

fix tunel gps data

During my activity today i crossed a tunnel and the GPS had issues with location, and that is affecting segments, as they appeared as excluded. Any possibility of fix? I tried to fix distance and refresh achievements but didnt work.thanks,joao

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7 months ago

CrewNerdHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Strange API timeouts when uploading activities

Several of my Android customers (of the CrewNerd app) have reported persistent timeout errors when attempting to upload activities. I haven’t been able to reproduce the problem, but I made a beta release with longer connection timeouts on the client side, but this hasn’t resolved the problem. Now, one of the beta users is getting an outright connection failure showing an IPv6-style address.Is something weird going on with the Strava API?

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7 months ago

SilvesterHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Persistent 503 Error When Fetching Activities via API - Mobile App Issue

Dear Friends,I'm reaching out regarding a persistent issue I've been experiencing with the Strava API for the past few days. It was working perfectly until last week for more than 2 months.Issue SummaryMy mobile application has been consistently receiving 503 "Service Temporarily Unavailable" errors when attempting to fetch user activities via the /api/v3/athlete/activities endpoint. The authentication process works perfectly, but all subsequent API calls fail.Technical DetailsApp Details: MotionMosaic (Client ID: 147671) Error: HTTP 503 with HTML error page instead of JSON response Affected Endpoint: https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities Platform: React Native mobile app (iOS/Android) Authentication: OAuth 2.0 with PKCE + client_secret (working corre

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7 months ago

pravegaHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Your token is valid, but it lacks the required permissions (scopes)

Error: 403 Forbidden. Your token is valid, but it lacks the required permissions (scopes).Please ensure your token has 'activity:read' or 'activity:read_all' scope to view club activities.No activities found to save.

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7 months ago

Jarno050304Hub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Strava API App Issues: "Simon's Journey Viz" Redirection & App Management Problems

Hi Strava Developer Community,I'm running into a strange issue with my local Strava API app, "Miles to Merch."When I try to log in, I consistently get redirected to the authorization page for "Simon's Journey Viz," even though I'm using my own app's Client ID and Secret. My backend's debug output confirms this. My callback domain is correctly set to localhost, and I've cleared my browser cache.The most confusing part is I can't delete my current "Miles to Merch" app and can't create new apps through my Strava API settings. Those options simply aren't there.Has anyone experienced something similar? It feels like there's an issue with my account or app ownership on Strava's end, causing these conflicts.Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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7 months ago

KUANCSKKHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

[Incorrect pace] 跑完步要儲存我的紀錄但配速顯示是錯誤的該怎麼處理呢?

跑完步要儲存我的紀錄但配速顯示是錯誤的該怎麼處理呢? (Eng translation: I saved my run record after a run, but the pace displayed is incorrect. What should I do?)

7 months ago

TornLotusHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

C# Libary

Hello,I am fairly new to programming in C# and also new to working with APIs. I have created a C# library that implements the complete Strava API, including all corresponding models as described in the official API documentation.I would really appreciate any feedback on my work—whether it's identifying mistakes, suggesting improvements, or sharing best practices that could help me refine the library further.Thank you in advance for your time and support!Github: https://github.com/Deltatoolbox/StravaAPILibary— TornLotus

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7 months ago

EliisaAHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

wrong pace when sharing stats

Hi! I’ve got a problem since 22nd of July, my running pace when I view the activity is correct but when I want to share the stats (transparent background option for example) then the pace is not realistic, very weird. Distance and time is correct but pace is incorrect. I’ll add some screenshots. Can anybody help me or know what is wrong with my strava?

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7 months ago

ChrisReisige1982Hub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

generating fit-file in our app for Strava

We are a developing an app for our e-bike systems. Our app allows users to configure settings and navigate, for example. We are in the process of releasing a new feature that will enable our users to track their rides.These rides allow us to display average values within our app, and we also offer the option to download a .fit file, which can be imported into platforms like Strava. We have several customers who also use Strava, and we naturally want to provide them with the best possible data.However, we have encountered an issue: when the .fit file generated by our app is uploaded to Strava, the speed data in the analysis appears unusual or incorrect.Our recording method is relatively straightforward: we begin recording as soon as the bike speed is greater than zero, and we save the data every second, also the GPS Data in the same way.My primary concern is to understand what we might be overlooking in the .fit file and why these discrepancies app

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7 months ago

Jamesptrk5Hub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

How to Correct wrong segment elevation and grade data

I’ve come across two segments in my personal heatmap that simply have VERY wrong elevation and gradient data. One example is on segment “Conant Road Climb” in Lincoln MA, segment 4177639.This is the 0.45 mile section of Old Conant Road southbound from the end of the unpaved footpath and going down to Hawk Hill Road. Elevation at start is 274', at Old Conant Rd meets Hawk Hill Rd is 232. So the elevation change is -42 feet, a slight downhill. But the Strava user who created this segment named it Conant Road Climb! Despite its negative elevation delta, the segment is listed as having a 232' rise, yielding the VERY incorrect 9.6% grade over its 0.45 mile length. At segment creation, it appears the elevation change was incorrectly set to the actual elevation at the segment's endpoint. The segment’s definition shows a crazy pair of values: Lowest Elev-114ft Highest Elev118ft Elev Delta: +232 Clearly no l

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7 months ago

aventonHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

Increase the number of influencers and daily requests.

The number of influencers we currently have exceeds 999, and the daily number of requests is over 6,000. How can we raise the upper limits?

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7 months ago

NicolasGoualardHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

FIT file API uploading fails, but manually uploading works

Hi, I am trying to upload a FIT file to Strava. I tried to manually upload it in my profile and that works, however attempting to upload it through the API does not. I get the following data when checking the status of the upload:"data": { "id": 16302203470, "id_str": "16302203470", "external_id": "test.fit", "error": "Unrecognized file type.", "status": "There was an error processing your activity.", "activity_id": null},The file in question is added as an attachment.Thanks for your help.Best regards,Nicolas Goualard

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7 months ago

thomasiHub Starter

asked in Developers & API

Where to get Device name for multiple activities

Hello there, I’ve created an app for my analytics web application and I’ve managed to connect and use it successfully. I’m now trying to get the `device_name` from the `GET /athlete/activities` endpoint but I saw that the model returned does not contain it.In order to get that info I could do a single `GET /activities/{id}` for each activity found in the former, but in doing so I would burn a lot of resources on your end and deplete my hourly/daily limits. Is there another way of getting the device name?Thank you

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7 months ago

EliisaAHub Rookie

asked in Developers & API

wrong pace while sharing stats

I have a problem with sharing stats on strava (transparent background). My run pace was 7:13min/km but when I want to share the run then it shows that my pace was 2:00min/km. What’s wrong with that? And how do I fix it?

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7 months ago