Get the raw accelerometer data

[Tomswed]

Looks like this question has been asked, but it's been a couple of years so I'm hoping something has changed.

I'm hoping to get my hands on the raw accelerometer data from my wife's device.  Is that transmitted tot the app via Bluetooth? Or does the software on the device determine steps, etc. and transit that?

She was hoping for some yoga tracking and I was thinking I could apply some ML on the raw data to figure out her poses.

[AndrewFitbit]

Hey @Tomswed, unfortunately you won't be able to get raw accelerometer data. Fitbit trackers do not store or transmit raw data; steps are aggregated to the minute-level on the trackers. 

[erikpavelka]

i'm interested in a similar question, but not certain the data pull needs to be "raw accelerometer" data.

I want to capture whether someone is taking steps (easy) and when someone is not taking steps but still "active" (e.g. on the couch / in bed moving but not taking steps).

What data could be pulled for this and doing so once every minute would be acceptable (even if it's simply a binary answer of movement detected or not).

Thank you.

[AndrewFitbit]

@erikpavelka 

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erikpavelka wrote:

What data could be pulled for this and doing so once every minute would be acceptable (even if it's simply a binary answer of movement detected or not).

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The simple answer is the tracker mostly does that for you already, but if you want to analyze this yourself then it's just a matter of looking at the minute/second level data and drawing your own conclusions. Movement detected should turn into steps for the most part; heart rate data also helps determine activity level.