FITBIT web api for activities return empty array for activities Options

[lior.inbar]

we are trying to read fitbit activity data for authorised user, using FITBIT WEB API, IMPLICIT FLOW WITH Client Authorisation for this we are using.

1. Activity data and summary

https://api.fitbit.com/1/user/-/activities/date/2017-10-27.json

{
"activities": [],
"goals": {
"activeMinutes": 30,
"caloriesOut": 2717,
"distance": 5.05,
"floors": 10,
"steps": 6000
},
"summary": {
"activeScore": -1,
"activityCalories": 811,
"calorieEstimationMu": 2100,
"caloriesBMR": 1643,
"caloriesOut": 2349,
"caloriesOutUnestimated": 2349,
"distances": [{
"activity": "total",
"distance": 5.47
}, {
"activity": "tracker",
"distance": 5.47
}, {
"activity": "loggedActivities",
"distance": 0
}, {
"activity": "veryActive",
"distance": 0.06
}, {
"activity": "moderatelyActive",
"distance": 0.87
}, {
"activity": "lightlyActive",
"distance": 4.53
}, {
"activity": "sedentaryActive",
"distance": 0
}],
"elevation": 18.29,
"fairlyActiveMinutes": 15,
"floors": 6,
"heartRateZones": [{
"caloriesOut": 74.1715,
"max": 93,
"min": 30,
"minutes": 62,
"name": "Out of Range"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 1426.375,
"max": 130,
"min": 93,
"minutes": 645,
"name": "Fat Burn"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 13.46498,
"max": 158,
"min": 130,
"minutes": 2,
"name": "Cardio"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 0,
"max": 220,
"min": 158,
"minutes": 0,
"name": "Peak"
}],
"lightlyActiveMinutes": 168,
"marginalCalories": 438,
"restingHeartRate": 95,
"sedentaryMinutes": 1256,
"steps": 7618,
"useEstimation": true,
"veryActiveMinutes": 1
}
}

Here: "activities": [] is always empty where as the fitbit doc says it must have the list of activities recorded. 

2. Activity Log

https://api.fitbit.com/1/user/-/activities/list.json?afterDate=2017-10-27&sort=asc&offset=0&limit=20

in this api we are not getting distance information for activity with "auto-detect" key values.

Kindly provide solution for the same as we need to read the summary and activity details of user who authorize fitbit implicit flow.

Regards,

[#2]

we are trying to read fitbit activity data for authorised user, using FITBIT WEB API, IMPLICIT FLOW WITH Client Authorisation for this we are using.

1. Activity data and summary

https://api.fitbit.com/1/user/-/activities/date/2017-10-27.json

{
"activities": [],
"goals": {
"activeMinutes": 30,
"caloriesOut": 2717,
"distance": 5.05,
"floors": 10,
"steps": 6000
},
"summary": {
"activeScore": -1,
"activityCalories": 811,
"calorieEstimationMu": 2100,
"caloriesBMR": 1643,
"caloriesOut": 2349,
"caloriesOutUnestimated": 2349,
"distances": [{
"activity": "total",
"distance": 5.47
}, {
"activity": "tracker",
"distance": 5.47
}, {
"activity": "loggedActivities",
"distance": 0
}, {
"activity": "veryActive",
"distance": 0.06
}, {
"activity": "moderatelyActive",
"distance": 0.87
}, {
"activity": "lightlyActive",
"distance": 4.53
}, {
"activity": "sedentaryActive",
"distance": 0
}],
"elevation": 18.29,
"fairlyActiveMinutes": 15,
"floors": 6,
"heartRateZones": [{
"caloriesOut": 74.1715,
"max": 93,
"min": 30,
"minutes": 62,
"name": "Out of Range"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 1426.375,
"max": 130,
"min": 93,
"minutes": 645,
"name": "Fat Burn"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 13.46498,
"max": 158,
"min": 130,
"minutes": 2,
"name": "Cardio"
}, {
"caloriesOut": 0,
"max": 220,
"min": 158,
"minutes": 0,
"name": "Peak"
}],
"lightlyActiveMinutes": 168,
"marginalCalories": 438,
"restingHeartRate": 95,
"sedentaryMinutes": 1256,
"steps": 7618,
"useEstimation": true,
"veryActiveMinutes": 1
}
}

Here: "activities": [] is always empty where as the fitbit doc says it must have the list of activities recorded. 

2. Activity Log

https://api.fitbit.com/1/user/-/activities/list.json?afterDate=2017-10-27&sort=asc&offset=0&limit=20

in this api we are not getting distance information for activity with "auto-detect" key values.

Kindly provide solution for the same as we need to read the summary and activity details of user who authorize fitbit implicit flow.

Regards,

[lior.inbar]

@ChrisMFitbit?

[ChrisMFitbit]

Sorry for the confusion, but the term "Activity" here has a specific meaning and is different from general user "activeness" throughout the day (which is represented in the summary section).

An "activity" (one that will show up in the "activities": array response value) represents a recorded activity such as a workout or a run that was either started/stopped manually or automatically detected and logged. Normal actions, such as walking that aren't explicitly marked by the user as a named activity (ie yoga, running, weightlifting) will not show up as an activity in this API.

Please let me know if I misunderstood your question or you have further questions.

Thanks,

Chris

[lior.inbar]

Thank you @ChrisMFitbit for your reply,

So let me just make sure I understand:  If we want to know the user's number of steps per hour, we should use another API for that or does this resolution is simply not provided?

thanks,

Lior

[ChrisMFtBt · Accepted solution]

@lior.inbar

You will need to use the Activity Timeseries API documented here - https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/web-api/activity/#activity-time-series but also need intraday data access. See the "Get Activity Intraday Time Series" section for details about getting access to intraday data.