What shipped, and how to build with it.
Release notes every couple of weeks, guides to the provider APIs and their quirks, and the occasional longer piece on getting health data into a shape you can work with.
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Guides · · 7 min read
The wearable app development checklist: what you actually need to build (and what you don't)
Scoping a wearable feature is harder than it looks. This checklist maps what you actually need to build, what Open Wearables handles for you, and what you will still own no matter what.
Releases · · 5 min read
Open Wearables 0.6.2: data integrity for multi-source health apps
Open Wearables 0.6.2 fixes step and energy double-counting for Garmin and Oura, retrieves active minutes natively from four providers, adds sleep session deduplication to the events endpoint, and resolves a Garmin respiratory rate storage bug.
Releases · · 3 min read
Open Wearables 0.6.1: Data coverage & observability
Open Wearables 0.6.1 adds a Data Coverage tab to the admin panel, introduces PULL_SYNC_LOOKBACK as a safeguard for periodic pull syncs, ships observability and logging improvements, and includes provider-specific bug fixes.
Releases · · 4 min read
Open Wearables 0.6.0: Women's Health & FIT Files
Open Wearables 0.6.0 adds Garmin menstrual cycle tracking, a FIT file parser with second-by-second workout data, Oura reliability fixes, and multi-account sync support. No breaking changes to the API.
Google Health Connect · · 4 min read
Google Health Connect integration for Android developers
Google Health Connect is not a cloud API. It requires on-device Android SDK integration. Learn how Open Wearables handles the full Health Connect lifecycle.
Samsung Health · · 4 min read
Samsung Health API integration guide for Android developers
Samsung Health API is not a cloud API. It requires an on-device SDK. Learn how Open Wearables Android SDK handles permissions, background sync, and normalization.
Apple Health · · 4 min read
How to integrate Apple Health API into your backend
There is no Apple Health API in the traditional sense. Learn how Open Wearables SDK-based approach gets HealthKit data into your backend with token-based auth and XML import.
Whoop · · 4 min read
How to integrate Whoop API data into your health app
The Whoop API requires a paid membership and OAuth setup. Learn how Open Wearables handles authentication, polling, and normalization so you query one endpoint.
Suunto · · 6 min read
How to integrate Suunto data into your health app
The Suunto API provides workouts and 24/7 continuous monitoring. Open Wearables handles OAuth, polling, and normalization so you query one endpoint instead of building provider logic.
Guides · · 4 min read
Strava API integration guide for health and fitness apps
The Strava API requires OAuth, token refresh, and normalization. Learn how Open Wearables abstracts all of that into one sync endpoint alongside other providers.
Polar · · 5 min read
How to integrate Polar data into your health app
The Polar API (AccessLink) requires OAuth, token management, and polling. Open Wearables abstracts all of that into a single sync endpoint with normalized output.
Guides · · 6 min read
How to build an AI health coaching app with wearable data
Learn how to build an AI health coaching app that turns wearable health scores into personalized coaching responses using Open Wearables and its MCP server.
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