Please note that the Apple HealthKit Workouts Export Format is a legacy export and we recommend using the Apple HealthKitV2 Workouts Export Format. This article should only be used for legacy exports, created prior to 11-April-2022.
Workouts in HealthKit have a unique data structure for capturing information specific to the participant’s workout.
Table of Contents
Data Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
HealthKitWorkoutKey |
A unique, auto-generated key for this workout. |
ParticipantIdentifier |
The identifier of the participant this task was for. Can be used to cross reference with Participants. |
ActivityType |
The type of activity undertaken during the workout. |
StartDate |
The start date of the workout, in ISO 8601 format. Includes timezone offset information. May be empty if no start date was recorded. |
Date |
The end date of the workout, in ISO 8601 format. Includes timezone offset information. |
Duration |
The duration of the workout, in seconds (if recorded). |
TotalDistance |
The distance traveled during the workout, in meters (if recorded). |
TotalEnergyBurned |
The energy burned during the workout, in kcal (if recorded). |
TotalFlightsClimbed |
The flights of stairs climbed during the workout (if recorded). |
TotalSwimmingStrokeCount |
The number of swimming strokes during the workout (if recorded). |
SourceIdentifier |
Uniquely identifies the iOS App which generated the reading. “com.apple.health.*” indicates a reading from an Apple Device like the iPhone or Apple Watch. |
SourceName |
The name of the source app which generated the reading. In the case of a “com.apple.health.*” SourceIdentifier, this is the name of the Apple Device used to generate the reading (e.g. “John’s iPhone”). |
SourceVersion |
The version of the source app which generated the reading. In the case of a “com.apple.health.*” SourceIdentifier, this is the version of iOS or WatchOS on the device used to generate the reading. |
DeviceName |
The user-facing name for the device, if applicable. |
DeviceModel |
Model of the device used the generate the reading, if applicable. |
DeviceManufacturer |
Manufacturer of the device used the generate the reading, if applicable. |
DeviceHardwareVersion |
An arbitrary string representing the hardware version of the device, if applicable. |
DeviceSoftwareVersion |
An arbitrary string representing the version of the software running on the device, if applicable. |
DeviceFirmwareVersion |
An arbitrary string representing the current version of the firmware running on the device, if applicable. |
DeviceLocalIdentifier |
An identifier that uniquely identifies the device object on the hardware running this code, if applicable. |
DeviceFDAIdentifier |
The device identifier portion of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Unique Device Identifier (UDI), if applicable. |
Metadata |
Additional XML metadata inserted by the source application. |
InsertedDate |
The creation date of the entry, in ISO 8601 format. Is always in UTC. |
Sample CSV Export
HealthKitWorkoutKey,ParticipantIdentifier,ActivityType,StartDate,Date,Duration,TotalDistance,TotalEnergyBurned,TotalFlightsClimbed,TotalSwimmingStrokeCount,SourceIdentifier,SourceName,SourceVersion,DeviceName,DeviceModel,DeviceManufacturer,DeviceHardwareVersion,DeviceSoftwareVersion,DeviceFirmwareVersion,DeviceFDAIdentifier,DeviceLocalIdentifier,Metadata,InsertedDate
f0f972f4-b954-e811-8162-e6c7223c41fa,9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141,Running,2018-04-06T12:10:12-04:00,2018-04-06T12:45:26-04:00,2114.32899594307,863.642877342056,102.917,,,com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476,Sample’s Apple Watch,4.1,,,,,,,,,"{""HKTimeZone"":""America\/Detroit""}",2018-05-11T01:23:53Z
f1f972f4-b954-e811-8162-e6c7223c41fa,9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141,Rowing,2018-04-05T15:37:53-04:00,2018-04-05T15:39:40-04:00,107.115283966064,,6.077,,,com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476,Sample’s Apple Watch,4.1,,,,,,,,,"{""HKTimeZone"":""America\/Detroit""}",2018-05-11T01:23:53Z
f2f972f4-b954-e811-8162-e6c7223c41fa,9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141,Running,2018-04-05T15:41:02-04:00,2018-04-05T15:43:39-04:00,151.452096939087,0,3.237,,,com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476,Sample’s Apple Watch,4.1,,,,,,,,,"{""HKTimeZone"":""America\/Detroit""}",2018-05-11T01:23:53Z
Sample JSON Export
{
"HealthKitWorkoutKey": "F0F972F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"ParticipantIdentifier": "9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141",
"ActivityType": "Running",
"StartDate": "2018-04-06T12:10:12-04:00",
"Date": "2018-04-06T12:45:26-04:00",
"Duration": "2114.32899594307",
"TotalDistance": "863.642877342056",
"TotalEnergyBurned": "102.917",
"Source": {
"Identifier": "com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476",
"Name": "Sample’s Apple Watch",
"Version": "4.1"
},
"Metadata": {
"HKTimeZone": "America/Detroit"
},
"InsertedDate": "2018-05-11T01:23:53Z"
}
{
"HealthKitWorkoutKey": "F1F972F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"ParticipantIdentifier": "9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141",
"ActivityType": "Rowing",
"StartDate": "2018-04-05T15:37:53-04:00",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:39:40-04:00",
"Duration": "107.115283966064",
"TotalEnergyBurned": "6.077",
"Source": {
"Identifier": "com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476",
"Name": "Sample’s Apple Watch",
"Version": "4.1"
},
"Metadata": {
"HKTimeZone": "America/Detroit"
},
"InsertedDate": "2018-05-11T01:23:53Z"
}
{
"HealthKitWorkoutKey": "F2F972F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"ParticipantIdentifier": "9205a702-423c-e811-815e-eba90450b141",
"ActivityType": "Running",
"StartDate": "2018-04-05T15:41:02-04:00",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:43:39-04:00",
"Duration": "151.452096939087",
"TotalDistance": "0",
"TotalEnergyBurned": "3.237",
"Source": {
"Identifier": "com.apple.health.2B62FC19-C73C-4385-987A-9321D7139476",
"Name": "Sample’s Apple Watch",
"Version": "4.1"
},
"Events": [
{
"HealthKitWorkoutEventKey": "43FC72F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:41:05-04:00",
"Type": "Pause",
"Metadata": {}
},
{
"HealthKitWorkoutEventKey": "45FC72F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:41:09-04:00",
"Type": "Resume",
"Metadata": {}
},
{
"HealthKitWorkoutEventKey": "44FC72F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:41:46-04:00",
"Type": "Pause",
"Metadata": {}
},
{
"HealthKitWorkoutEventKey": "46FC72F4-B954-E811-8162-E6C7223C41FA",
"Date": "2018-04-05T15:41:48-04:00",
"Type": "Resume",
"Metadata": {}
}
],
"Metadata": {
"HKTimeZone": "America/Detroit"
},
"InsertedDate": "2018-05-11T01:23:53Z"
}