Strava Skill

Interact with Strava to load activities, analyze workouts, and track fitness data.

Setup

1. Create a Strava API Application

Go to https://www.strava.com/settings/api
Create an app (use http://localhost as callback for testing)
Note your Client ID and Client Secret

2. Get Initial OAuth Tokens

Visit this URL in your browser (replace CLIENT_ID):

https://www.strava.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=CLIENT_ID&response_type=code&redirect_uri=http://localhost&approval_prompt=force&scope=activity:read_all

After authorizing, you'll be redirected to http://localhost/?code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE

Exchange the code for tokens:

curl -X POST https://www.strava.com/oauth/token \
  -d client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID \
  -d client_secret=YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET \
  -d code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE \
  -d grant_type=authorization_code

This returns access_token and refresh_token.

3. Configure Credentials

Add to ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "strava": {
        "enabled": true,
        "env": {
          "STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-access-token",
          "STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token",
          "STRAVA_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
          "STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Or use environment variables:

export STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN="your-access-token"
export STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN="your-refresh-token"
export STRAVA_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id"
export STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"

Usage

List Recent Activities

Get the last 30 activities:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?per_page=30"

Get the last 10 activities:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?per_page=10"

Filter Activities by Date

Get activities after a specific date (Unix timestamp):

# Activities after Jan 1, 2024
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?after=1704067200"

Get activities in a date range:

# Activities between Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2024
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?after=1704067200&before=1706745600"

Get Activity Details

Get full details for a specific activity (replace ACTIVITY_ID):

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/activities/ACTIVITY_ID"

Get Athlete Profile

Get the authenticated athlete's profile:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete"

Get Athlete Stats

Get athlete statistics (replace ATHLETE_ID):

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athletes/ATHLETE_ID/stats"

Pagination

Navigate through pages:

# Page 1 (default)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?page=1&per_page=30"

# Page 2
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?page=2&per_page=30"

Token Refresh

Access tokens expire every 6 hours. Refresh using the helper script:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/refresh_token.sh

Or manually:

curl -s -X POST https://www.strava.com/oauth/token \
  -d client_id="${STRAVA_CLIENT_ID}" \
  -d client_secret="${STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET}" \
  -d grant_type=refresh_token \
  -d refresh_token="${STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN}"

The response includes a new access_token and refresh_token. Update your configuration with both tokens.

Common Data Fields

Activity objects include:

name — Activity title
distance — Distance in meters
moving_time — Moving time in seconds
elapsed_time — Total time in seconds
total_elevation_gain — Elevation gain in meters
type — Activity type (Run, Ride, Swim, etc.)
sport_type — Specific sport type
start_date — Start time (ISO 8601)
average_speed — Average speed in m/s
max_speed — Max speed in m/s
average_heartrate — Average heart rate (if available)
max_heartrate — Max heart rate (if available)
kudos_count — Number of kudos received

Rate Limits

200 requests per 15 minutes
2,000 requests per day

If you hit rate limits, responses will include X-RateLimit-* headers.

Tips

Convert Unix timestamps: date -d @TIMESTAMP (Linux) or date -r TIMESTAMP (macOS)
Convert meters to km: divide by 1000
Convert meters to miles: divide by 1609.34
Convert m/s to km/h: multiply by 3.6
Convert m/s to mph: multiply by 2.237
Convert seconds to hours: divide by 3600
Parse JSON with jq if available, or use grep/sed for basic extraction

Examples

Get running activities from last week with distances:

LAST_WEEK=$(date -d '7 days ago' +%s 2>/dev/null || date -v-7d +%s)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?after=${LAST_WEEK}&per_page=50" \
  | grep -E '"name"|"distance"|"type"'

Get total distance from recent activities:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  "https://www.strava.com/api/v3/athlete/activities?per_page=10" \
  | grep -o '"distance":[0-9.]*' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{sum+=$1} END {print sum/1000 " km"}'

Error Handling

If you get a 401 Unauthorized error, your access token has expired. Run the token refresh command.

If you get rate limit errors, wait until the limit window resets (check X-RateLimit-Usage header).