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Strava

Verified Jul 2026

Strava's V3 API is the stable REST interface behind Strava's own mobile apps, giving OAuth-authorized apps access to an athlete's activities, segments, routes, and social/kudos data as JSON. It's free to build against within Strava's published per-app and per-15-minute rate limits, with no paid API tier -- monetization happens at the Strava subscription level for end users, not for developers. The old `strava.github.io/api/` static reference has been superseded by `developers.strava.com`'s Getting Started guide, API reference, and in-browser Playground, which is now the canonical developer portal; a live request confirmed the real `www.strava.com/api/v3` host requires a bearer token and echoes an open CORS policy.

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AuthenticationOAuthRequires an OAuth flow; expect app registration.

HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.

CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.

PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.

FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score77out of 100

Authentication8/25OAuth flow required

Pricing20/20Free to use

Docs20/20Machine-readable spec file bundled

Formats9/15Single response format

Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
Send it as an Authorization headerAuthorization: Bearer <token>

Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.

Endpoints

Servers

https://www.strava.com/api/v3

Auth

strava_oauth

Activities8

POST/activitiesCreate an Activity

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	The activity's detailed representation.	`DetailedActivity`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/activities/{id}Get Activity

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer
`include_all_efforts`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The activity's detailed representation.	`DetailedActivity`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

PUT/activities/{id}Update Activity

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Request body

application/json — UpdatableActivity

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The activity's detailed representation.	`DetailedActivity`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/activities/{id}/commentsList Activity Comments

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer
`page`	query	no	integer
`per_page`	query	no	integer
`page_size`	query	no	integer
`after_cursor`	query	no	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Comments.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/activities/{id}/kudosList Activity Kudoers

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Comments.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/activities/{id}/lapsList Activity Laps

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Activity Laps.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/activities/{id}/zonesGet Activity Zones

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Activity Zones.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/athlete/activitiesList Athlete Activities

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`before`	query	no	integer
`after`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The authenticated athlete's activities	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Athletes4

GET/athleteGet Authenticated Athlete

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Profile information for the authenticated athlete.	`DetailedAthlete`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

PUT/athleteUpdate Athlete

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`weight`	path	yes	number

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Profile information for the authenticated athlete.	`DetailedAthlete`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/athlete/zonesGet Zones

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Heart rate and power zones.	`Zones`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/athletes/{id}/statsGet Athlete Stats

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Activity stats of the athlete.	`ActivityStats`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Clubs5

GET/athlete/clubsList Athlete Clubs

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A list of summary club representations.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/clubs/{id}Get Club

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The detailed representation of a club.	`DetailedClub`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/clubs/{id}/activitiesList Club Activities

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A list of activities.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/clubs/{id}/adminsList Club Administrators

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A list of summary athlete representations.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/clubs/{id}/membersList Club Members

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A list of club athlete representations.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Gears1

GET/gear/{id}Get Equipment

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A representation of the gear.	`DetailedGear`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Routes4

GET/athletes/{id}/routesList Athlete Routes

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A representation of the route.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/routes/{id}Get Route

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A representation of the route.	`Route`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/routes/{id}/export_gpxExport Route GPX

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A GPX file with the route.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/routes/{id}/export_tcxExport Route TCX

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	A TCX file with the route.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

SegmentEfforts2

GET/segment_effortsList Segment Efforts

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`segment_id`	query	yes	integer
`start_date_local`	query	no	string
`end_date_local`	query	no	string
	query	no	—

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	List of segment efforts.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/segment_efforts/{id}Get Segment Effort

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Representation of a segment effort.	`DetailedSegmentEffort`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Segments4

GET/segments/exploreExplore segments

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`bounds`	query	yes	array
`activity_type`	query	no	string
`min_cat`	query	no	integer
`max_cat`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	List of matching segments.	`ExplorerResponse`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/segments/starredList Starred Segments

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	List of the authenticated athlete's starred segments.	—
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/segments/{id}Get Segment

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Representation of a segment.	`DetailedSegment`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

PUT/segments/{id}/starredStar Segment

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Representation of a segment.	`DetailedSegment`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Streams4

GET/activities/{id}/streamsGet Activity Streams

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer
`keys`	query	yes	array
`key_by_type`	query	yes	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The set of requested streams.	`StreamSet`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/routes/{id}/streamsGet Route Streams

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The set of requested streams.	`StreamSet`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/segment_efforts/{id}/streamsGet Segment Effort Streams

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer
`keys`	query	yes	array
`key_by_type`	query	yes	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The set of requested streams.	`StreamSet`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/segments/{id}/streamsGet Segment Streams

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`id`	path	yes	integer
`keys`	query	yes	array
`key_by_type`	query	yes	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	The set of requested streams.	`StreamSet`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

Uploads2

POST/uploadsUpload Activity

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	A representation of the created upload.	`Upload`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

GET/uploads/{uploadId}Get Upload

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`uploadId`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Representation of the upload.	`Upload`
`default`	Unexpected error.	`Fault`

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Operation

API key

Developer reference

Base URLhttps://www.strava.com/api/v3

Rate limit

Strava's default overall rate limit is 200 requests per 15 minutes and 2,000 per day per application, with a stricter 100/15min and 1,000/day sub-limit on "non-upload" endpoints (developers.strava.com/docs/rate-limits/) -- limits are shared across all users of an app and reported live via X-RateLimit-Limit/-Usage response headers.

Key endpoints

GET/athlete
GET/athlete/activities
GET/activities/{id}
GET/segments/explore
GET/athletes/{id}/stats

SDKs

Python ↗JavaScript ↗

GreatAPIs Score

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Auth quickstart

Endpoints

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Developer reference

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