Getting intraday data

[tkinsf]

I read the post about getting the intraday data and went to register the app. And it's asking for all kinds of things including my organization URL. I'm only looking to explore ways to manage my chronic condition. I don't see why I have to go through all these hoops to access the data that belongs to me.

The bottom line: I can't register an app because I don't have a website and it doesn't take  bogus URL like fitbit.com as the website. How do I access my intraday data?

[SarahC_]

Yes - and we're limited to 150 requests.

Mods - is that 150 requests per dev account or is it per oAuth user account?

I'm very surprised as a pro-developer that the HR data is so locked down, it would be great moving forward if Fitbit makes the data more accessible.

[JeremiahFitbit]

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@tkinsf wrote:
The bottom line: I can't register an app because I don't have a website and it doesn't take  bogus URL like fitbit.com as the website. How do I access my intraday data?

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You can indeed enter a bogus URL, as long as it's a valid URL. http://example.com will be accepted.

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@tkinsf wrote:

I read the post about getting the intraday data and went to register the app. And it's asking for all kinds of things including my organization URL. I'm only looking to explore ways to manage my chronic condition. I don't see why I have to go through all these hoops to access the data that belongs to me.

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The primary purpose of the Fitbit API is for third-party applications accessing data on behalf of Fitbit users, not individual Fitbit users retrieving their own data. These apps need to properly represent themselves to Fitbit users.

[JeremiahFitbit]

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SarahC_ wrote:

Mods - is that 150 requests per dev account or is it per oAuth user account?

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The rate limit is per user per hour. Please see the documentation.

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@SarahC_ wrote:

I'm very surprised as a pro-developer that the HR data is so locked down, it would be great moving forward if Fitbit makes the data more accessible.

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It's not locked down. The data is very accessible. OAuth 2.0 is required so that no app gets access to heart rate data without the data owner explicitly consenting. Intraday access requests are granted to any individual who wants to access their own data. Third-party developers that want users' intraday data, however, are reviewed by Fitbit to evaluate the use case.

[tkinsf]

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@JeremiahFitbit wrote:

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@tkinsf wrote:
The bottom line: I can't register an app because I don't have a website and it doesn't take  bogus URL like fitbit.com as the website. How do I access my intraday data?

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You can indeed enter a bogus URL, as long as it's a valid URL. http://example.com will be accepted.

Thanks, that worked this time. I don't know what happened yesterday..

[brb10]

So I'm also trying to access my minute by minute data and am confused. Since I'm only doing this for personal use and don't actually have an app to register, do I still just pretend to register an app? I tried, putting in my perosnal URL where it asked for URL, but it told me that was invalid. So now I'm stuck. I'm also not a programmer and am having trouble getting to this info. Can you give more detailed instructions on how to get to it?

[AndrewFitbit]

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@JeremiahFitbit wrote:

The primary purpose of the Fitbit API is for third-party applications accessing data on behalf of Fitbit users, not individual Fitbit users retrieving their own data. These apps need to properly represent themselves to Fitbit users.

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@brb10 In other words, you should really only be registering an app if you actually have an app to register. If you want, you can play around with the API Explorer to see your Intraday data.