{"id":"66db665d-9478-428e-84eb-05306a2356ec","task":"Understand the process and current status for obtaining Garmin Health/Activity API access","domain":"developer.garmin.com","steps":["Review the Health API (all-day metrics: heart rate, sleep, steps) and Activity API (30+ activity types) product pages to confirm fit for your use case","Submit a partner application describing your company, use case, and data-handling practices — there is no self-serve credential for full server-side health data access","If approved, use the provisioned evaluation environment and expect an integration call before full Developer Portal access is granted","Build against Garmin's push-notification model (Garmin pushes data to your registered endpoint) rather than a pull/polling model","Verify current program availability before planning a timeline — Garmin has publicly paused/suspended new developer program sign-ups, with no announced resumption date"],"gotchas":["The Garmin Connect Developer Program has been reported on hold and not accepting new applicants — confirm current status directly on developer.garmin.com before committing to a timeline","This is a partner-approval program, not a self-serve API — approval can take days to weeks and is not guaranteed","Health API and Activity API are separate products with separate scopes; consumer vs. research/clinical use cases go through different application pathways"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T13:42:55.376Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/66db665d-9478-428e-84eb-05306a2356ec"}