Does Activity Summary include Activity Logs?

[A.D.E.G]

Hi everyone 🙂

We are using the 'Activity Summary' REST Api ( https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/web-api/activity/get-daily-activity-summary/ )

Are Activity Logs included inside the response?

The reason I am asking is to see if our members can add fake calories and cheat the system. Meaning that they can add calories they haven't burned

Thanks in advance 🙂

[JohnFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hi @A.D.E.G,

Activity Logs are included in the Get Daily Activity Summary endpoint, however, you won't see the "logType" element which you'd typically see from the Get Activity Logs List endpoint. The "logType" element will let you know if an activity is:

• manual - Manually logged by the Fitbit user
• auto_detected - Auto recognized activity logged by the Fitbit device after 10+ minutes of recognized activity.
• mobile_run - GPS activity (Hike, Walk, Run) initiated on the Fitbit app
• Tracker - Activity logged via Exercise mode on the Fitbit device

Some developers filter out manual activities to reduce false positives from scenarios you mentioned. However, please be mindful that manually logged activities are sometimes used by Fitbit users for instances when their Fitbit devices run out of battery on the go and have no way of tracking their activity, or if they've simply forgotten their devices at home and want to get credit for an exercise they performed without it. Unfortunately, there is no real way to differentiate any of these scenarios if the activity was logged manually.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

[nadun]

@JohnFitbit , I used to use Fitbit mobile application to record Running and Walking. However, since last few days this is not working. it just show the daily summary on my dashboard. When I use mobile application while walking/ running it indicates that it is being tracked, but after finishing it is not logged. What is the reason for this? 

[JohnFitbit]

Hi @nadun,

Are you using an IOS device? If so, it appears that the IOS version of the Fitbit app has been experiencing some issues with tracking activities since the last update. Could you try posting your issue in this forum if it hasn't already been posted?

[nadun]

Hi @JohnFitbit , I'm using Android. However, now it looks fine after a week. Is there any notifying mechanism when there's an update like that, or any change of the APIs? Early notifications would be beneficial than sudden breakdowns. 

[JohnFitbit]

@nadun For issues like the one you are referring to, it's best to bring it up to Fitbit Customer Support as they track all issues relating to the device and the Fitbit application. 

You can also keep an eye out for our Fitbit Status page to be informed of any ongoing outages with Fitbit services.

For changes to the APIs, we'll typically float a post here on the forums.

[nadun]

@JohnFitbit , thank you very much for your response. I appreciate your assistance. However, I've already exhausted all the steps mentioned above. There were no reported issues on the Fitbit Status page on the date in question. Additionally, I've reached out to Customer Support and posted a thread in the community, unfortunately, without receiving any responses yet. It would be ideal if we could receive alerts when APIs are undergoing maintenance, helping us anticipate downtime. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.