Where is total_descent or steps in the activity Json

[davidmarks206]

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

[Jan_Mantau · Accepted solution]

You can calculate the total descent with total_ascent - end_height + start_height. The last two you can get for example from the activity streams.