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The activity logging endpoint doesn't record steps

‎10-08-2020 19:57

‎10-08-2020 19:57

Hi,

I'm using the activity logging endpoint to sync activities on our app to fitbit. However, I can't find a parameter as the number of steps of an activity. Am I missing something?

https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/web-api/activity/ 

 

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‎11-18-2020 10:57

‎11-18-2020 10:57

Hi @jinboshen 

 

To enter the number of steps, you'll use the query parameter "distanceUnit=steps" and "distance=<number of steps>".  However, Steps units are available only for "Walking" (activityId=90013) and "Running" (activityId=90009) directory activities and their intensity levels.

 

Gordon

Gordon Crenshaw
Senior Technical Solutions Consultant
Fitbit Partner Engineering & Web API Support | Google
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