Modernizing the Fitbit Developer Experience.
The Fitbit Web APIs are moving to a new, scalable infrastructure. We will be deprecating the legacy Fitbit Web API in September 2026. To ensure uninterrupted data continuity for your users, you will need to migrate your applications. Detailed migration guides are live on the Google Health API developer site.
Developer Blog : tagged 'Developer News'
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Developer Blog : tagged 'Developer News'

Our SDK Deprecation Process

We have decided to document our deprecation strategy so that developers can plan their app updates accordingly, as older SDK versions are removed from Fitbit Studio and our Command Line SDK. Read more

7 New Data Types in Fitbit Web API

Our latest data type, Electrocardiogram (ECG), is available! The Fitbit Web API team has worked hard to provide 7 additional data types throughout this year. Read more

Announcing Fitbit OS SDK 4.1

This update for the Fitbit OS SDK adds a new API for calendar access, Always-on Display API, detecting a user’s primary goal, and some rather useful enhancements to the Document API. Read more

It’s Time To Exercise With Fitbit OS 3.0

This update for Fitbit Ionic and Versa smartwatches will allow developers to easily create custom exercise applications, perform faster on-device calculations, launch other applications, upload files from the device to companion, and experience super fast side-loading with partial installs and compressed bundles. Read more

Fitbit dev tools are moving to Google Accounts

Developers must move to Google Accounts to retain access to developer tools and prevent third-party app deletion. Read more