Bartosz Michalak

As you may know, extracting data from Apple Health is not straightforward. Apple doesn't expose a REST API, so if you want access to your data - say, to run some analysis or let LLMs work with it - you basically have two options: Use a third-party app that leverages HealthKit to access your data and then sends it to a server or cloud storage like Google Drive / Dropbox. Apps like Auto Health Export exist, but they're usually paid.

Hello all wearables enthusiasts! (and everyone who just has to integrate with them! 😁) If you're building a project with wearable data integrations, or just want to keep data from your personal wearables in one place - I believe you may find this article interesting.

Apple Health stores years of health data from workouts, sleep tracking, heart rate measurements, and step counts. While this data is valuable for building personalized health applications, accessing it has always been challenging. Apple Health exports come as complex XML files that require significant parsing effort to use effectively.