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(RESOLVED) Strava not synching with Garmin Connect

Simon9855
Shkhara

I saw in the status page at 11am US Eastern that "Uploads from Garmin are currently delayed" https://status.strava.com/ but that message went away.

I have revoked and reconnected Garmin with Strava and vice versa, and attempted to upload test walk/runs to see if synching is working. It has not. 

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Simon9855
Shkhara

cc: @JAM 

The test "treadmill" activity that I put into Garmin Connect about 20 minutes ago synched to Strava at approximately 12:30pm US Eastern 03 March 2024. The synchronization issue may be delayed, but it is effectively "resolved". However, the race I ran this morning did not sync to Strava. As a last resort, I manually uploaded the activity into Strava:

1. I went to the activity in Garmin Web Connect: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activities 
2. I clicked the Cog wheel ⚙ and selected Export to TCX (Export Original could also work, but I didn't test it out)
3. I went to Strava and upload activity > File https://www.strava.com/upload/select 
4. After editing the activity, there's an orange button towards the bottom for saving activity.

I know how difficult and frustrating it is it to not find answers or workarounds when it comes to things that should automatically work. I hope this helps people who are trying to sync their Garmin activities to Strava.

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@sds @tfmorris You may need to revoke permissions from Garmin and re-add it to sync with Strava:
1. Revoke access: https://www.strava.com/settings/apps
2. on the right hand side, you should see "Connect with Garmin"
3. Make sure data is shared from Garmin to Strava if that's the issue.
4. Manually add a test activity on Garmin using your device.

You can disconnect Strava from Garmin Connect Web but Garmin doesn't make it obvious where to re-add synching with Strava: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/settings/accountInformation

Once your test activity shows up on Strava, the synching is back to normal. However, in my experience, I did not get the original missing activity synch'ed. The workaround is for the specific missing activity after your synching issue is considered resolved. 

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Scout
Moderator Moderator
Moderator

👋 Hi All!

Sorry for the trouble. We recently had an issue where we experienced syncing delays with Garmin and are currently backfilling our queues, therefore any missing activities are working to sync automatically.

If you still do not see your activity after 24 hours you can export the original from Garmin Connect and upload it to Strava from our upload page. If you see any error messages when uploading the original, please take a screenshot and let us know. Also please send the file that is producing the error message so a support team member can further investigate.

On Garmin:

  1. On a computer, log into your Garmin Connect account. (https://connect.garmin.com/)
  2. Use the left-hand toolbar to navigate to your "Activities" page.
  3. Click on the activity that you need to export.
    You will be brought to the actual activity, not the list of activities. If you are still on the list of activities you will not see the correct export options.
  4. Use the gear icon in the upper-right corner to view your export options.
  5. Choose the format you wish to export. If your device records natively in .fit format, and you wish to export that version, use the "Export Original" option.
    If you do not see these export options, that means you are still on the activity list page. Please click on the activity and access the activity detail page that includes the map and full data of information.

The best option would be to export the Original. Keep in mind, if this is a large activity it may export this file as a .zip format. You will need to open the .zip file to uncompress the file to produce the .fit file. If you need instructions for opening a .zip please let us know.

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On Strava:

  1. Once you have your file saved on your computer, please open your Strava account.
  2. Go to https://www.strava.com/upload/select to select the file and upload directly to Strava.

If you need further assistance, please submit a support ticket and our team will take a look at your account and provide further assistance. 


Cheers,
Scout (she/her)
STRAVA | Community Hub Team

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53 REPLIES 53

nonstoptwo
Shkhara

Mine just updated at 18:00 ET looks like they’ve resolved whatever the issue was causing this? 

theuppertier
Mt. Kenya

Hasn't been working for me today. My run from 8hrs ago is showing in Garmin but not synced to Strava yet. 

tfmorris
Mt. Kenya

So if you have to manually upload activities, I wouldn't consider the outage "resolved." It would be good if the status board mentioned that all activities during the outage period have to be manually uploaded. It would be better if they actually automatically recovered all activities.

My bike workout from this morning still hasn't synched after more than 2 hours, so I guess I'm going to have to manually upload it. 🙁 Kind of makes me wonder why I'm paying for Strava...

It's an issue on the Garmin Connect side, so why would you wonder why you pay for Strava. If your activity syncs from your device to Connect, but doesn't show up on Strava, then Connect isn't pushing it up. If a different service like a Zwift ride shows up on Strava (which I'll be testing shortly) then it's definitely a Garmin issue.

The issue is likely Strava as at the time the events were recorded/uploaded to Strava, Strava was having issues which have since been closed out. Those

Same for me. I tried to disconnect and reconnect but my activity is still missing.

Same issue 

 

sds
Mt. Kenya

also not syncing here

the marked solution is a workaround, not a fix!

@sds @tfmorris You may need to revoke permissions from Garmin and re-add it to sync with Strava:
1. Revoke access: https://www.strava.com/settings/apps
2. on the right hand side, you should see "Connect with Garmin"
3. Make sure data is shared from Garmin to Strava if that's the issue.
4. Manually add a test activity on Garmin using your device.

You can disconnect Strava from Garmin Connect Web but Garmin doesn't make it obvious where to re-add synching with Strava: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/settings/accountInformation

Once your test activity shows up on Strava, the synching is back to normal. However, in my experience, I did not get the original missing activity synch'ed. The workaround is for the specific missing activity after your synching issue is considered resolved. 

I was still not getting any of my activities showing up in Strava but after I did this, they started coming through. 
Thanks Simon!