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Google Fit

Google Fit is a platform that helps users live healthier lives by tracking their fitness and health data. As a developer, you can integrate your app with Google Fit to read fitness data and write fitness data to a user's Google Fit account. This guide will explain how to set up Google Fit API and why it's required.

Prerequisites​

Before you start integrating with Google Fit, make sure you have the following:

  • A Google account
  • An Android or iOS app that will be using Google Fit API

Setup​

This section describes how to generate a unique Google Fit client ID for your application. The client ID is required for using Google Fit with Metric (and in general too).

For a guided process and to enable client ID automatically, go to get a client id.

Manual steps​

Step 1: Create a Project in Google Cloud Console​

If you already have a project created, you should skip this step. To create a project in Google Cloud Console, follow these steps:

  • Go to the Google Cloud Console.
  • Create a new project by clicking on the + button in the top navigation bar and then selecting "Project".
  • Name your project and click on the "Create" button.

Step 2: Enable Fitness API​

To enable Fitness API access, follow these steps:

  • In the Google Cloud Console, select your project from the dropdown in the top navigation bar.
  • Click on the hamburger menu icon in the top left corner and navigate to "APIs & Services" > "Dashboard".
  • Click on the "+ ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES" button.
  • Search for "Fitness API" and select it.
  • Click on the "Enable" button.

Step 3: Create Client ID​

To create OAuth 2.0 client id, follow these steps:

  • Click on "Go to credentials".
  • Click on the "+ CREATE CREDENTIALS" button and select "OAuth client ID".
  • Select "Android" or "iOS" as the application type depending on your app platform.
  • Enter the package name (for Android) or bundle ID (for iOS) of your app.
  • Enter a name for your OAuth client ID.
  • Click on the "Create" button. Your new client id and secret will appear. An OAuth 2.0 Client ID is a string of characters, something like: 780816631155-gbvyo1o7r2pn95qc4ei9d61io4uh48hl.apps.googleusercontent.com