Overview
Strava API lets you connect with athlete profiles, activities, segments, and performance stats from Strava's fitness tracking platform. It uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication, meaning users authorize your app to access their data through a browser-based flow. It is ideal for building fitness dashboards, training log apps, or social running features.
Beginner Tip
You must complete the OAuth 2.0 flow to get an access token before calling any athlete-specific endpoint — register your app at strava.com/settings/api first. Access tokens expire after 6 hours, so implement the refresh token flow to keep your app working.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"match_id": 4521,
"home_team": "Team A",
"away_team": "Team B",
"score": {
"home": 2,
"away": 1
},
"status": "Full Time",
"date": "2025-01-15",
"league": "Premier League"
} Field Reference
id Unique Strava athlete identifier username Athlete Strava username firstname Athlete first name lastname Athlete last name stats.recent_run_totals.distance Total running distance in meters over the last 4 weeks stats.all_run_totals.count Lifetime total number of runs recorded on Strava Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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