Historical Accelerometer data

[byrneca]

Does Fitbit store acelerometer X,Y,Z  data in a dataset for 31 days like other data? & is it possible to interrogate that dataset or does the API only access the data in real-time. Any assistance greatly appreciated.

[JonFitbit]

It's real-time only in the SDK. Can you elaborate on your potential use case? 

[byrneca]

Hi Jon, my research is in AAL. The fitbit avoids having to use a pressure sensor on their beds but I can only seem to access their sleep times but not the raw data. Any assistance greatly appreciated.

[JonFitbit]

Correct, so the Web API contains detailed sleep data, but not the raw accelerometer data.

You'd need to develop a device app to capture the sensor data, then you could combine that with the sleep data from the Web API.

[byrneca]

If I develop an app will I be able to receive/access the data in batch format (not a summarisation/abstraction of such data). I would like to access/receive raw data batched for a given week or indeed month. Thank you.

[byrneca]

I wish to access the X,Y,Z accelerometer/IMU raw data for a research study. Thank you.