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Data API (1.0)

The Tidepool API is an HTTP REST API used by Tidepool clients use to communicate with the Tidepool Platform.

For more information, see the Getting Started section.

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Overview
URL

https://support.tidepool.org/

Tidepool API Support

support@tidepool.org

License

BSD-2-Clause

Terms of Service

Languages
Servers
Mock server

https://tidepool.redocly.app/_mock/reference/data.v1/

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https://external.integration.tidepool.org/

production

https://api.tidepool.org/

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https://dev1.dev.tidepool.org/

qa1

https://qa1.development.tidepool.org/

qa2

https://qa2.development.tidepool.org/

Internal

APIs intended for internal use by Tidepool.

Operations

Data

Manages diabetes data in user's Tidepool account.

Operations

Insulin Dose

An object representing an Insulin Dose

unitsstringrequired
Value"Units"
totalnumber(float)[ 0 .. 250 ]required
foodnumber(float)[ 0 .. 250 ]
correctionnumber(float)[ -250 .. 250 ]
activenumber(float)[ 0 .. 250 ]
{
  "units": "Units",
  "total": 250,
  "food": 250,
  "correction": -250,
  "active": 250
}

Insulin

An Insulin delivery event. Could be automated or manual.

annotationsArray of Annotation (object) or Blood Glucose Out of Range (object)(Annotation Array)[ 0 .. 100 ] itemsunique

An array of annotations.

archivedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)read-only

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
archivedDatasetIdstring(Data Set ID)[ 17 .. 37 ] characters^(upid_[0-9a-f]{12}|upid_[0-9a-f]{32}|[0-9a-f...
Example: "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef"
associationsArray of Association (blob) (object) or Association (datum) (object) or Association (image) (object) or Association (url) (object)(Association Array)

An array of associations for the resource.

clockDriftOffsetinteger(int64)(Clock Drift Offset)[ -86400000 .. 86400000 ]

Clock drift offset, expressed as milliseconds.

Example: 0
conversionOffsetinteger(int64)(Conversion Offset)

Conversion offset, expressed as milliseconds.

Example: 0
createdTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
createdUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

deduplicatorobject(Deduplicator Descriptor)
deletedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
deletedUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

deviceIdstring(Device ID)non-empty

Globally unique to device and repeatable with each upload, e.g. device make and model with serial number

Example: "MMT-1711:12345678"
deviceTimestring(Date/Time without Timezone)^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp without timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46"
historyArray of objects(Event History [Proposed])

Revision history of the event

idstring(Data Set ID)[ 17 .. 37 ] characters^(upid_[0-9a-f]{12}|upid_[0-9a-f]{32}|[0-9a-f...required
Example: "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef"
locationobject(Location)

Location information associated with the resource. One or both of name and gps must be specified.

modifiedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
modifiedUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

notesArray of strings(Note Array)[ 1 .. 100 ] items

An array of 1 to 100 notes.

originobject(Origin)

External origin information for the source of the resource.

payloadobject(Payload)

Grab bag field for data that isn't yet part of the data model. The maximum size is 4K bytes.

sourcestring
Value"carelink"
tagsArray of strings(Tag Array)

An array of tags.

timestring(date-time)(Date/Time)required

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
timezonestring(Time Zone)

A string timezone name from the IANA timezone database

Example: "Europe/London"
timezoneOffsetinteger(int32)(Time Zone offset)[ -10080 .. 10080 ]

Time zone offset, expressed as positive or negative number of minutes from UTC.

Example: -420
typestring(Tidepool Data Type)required

Data type

Enum"insulin""alert""basal""bloodKetone""bolus""cbg""cgmSettings""controllerSettings""controllerStatus""deviceEvent"
Example: "upload"
uploadIdstring(Upload ID)[ 17 .. 32 ] characters^([0-9a-f]{32}|upid_[0-9a-f]{12})$

An upload identifier; this field should be the uploadId of the corresponding upload record

Example: "0d92d5c1c22117a18f3620b9e24d3c06"
doseobject(Insulin Dose)

An object representing an Insulin Dose

formulationInsulin Formulation (object)(Insulin Formulation)
One of:
sitestring[ 0 .. 100 ] characters
guidstringDeprecated

A string ID. Added to each event during data processing in the Tidepool Uploader or upon ingestion by the platform data ingestion service.

{
  "annotations": [
    { … }
  ],
  "archivedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "archivedDatasetId": "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef",
  "associations": [
    { … }
  ],
  "clockDriftOffset": 0,
  "conversionOffset": 0,
  "createdTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "createdUserId": "string",
  "deduplicator": {
    "hash": "string",
    "version": "2.36.1",
    "name": "org.tidepool.uploader"
  },
  "deletedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "deletedUserId": "string",
  "deviceId": "MMT-1711:12345678",
  "deviceTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46",
  "guid": "string",
  "history": [
    { … }
  ],
  "id": "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef",
  "location": {
    "name": "string",
    "gps": { … }
  },
  "modifiedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "modifiedUserId": "string",
  "notes": [
    "string"
  ],
  "origin": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "payload": {},
    "time": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
    "type": "device",
    "version": "string"
  },
  "payload": {},
  "source": "carelink",
  "tags": [
    "string"
  ],
  "time": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "timezoneOffset": -420,
  "type": "insulin",
  "uploadId": "0d92d5c1c22117a18f3620b9e24d3c06",
  "dose": {
    "units": "Units",
    "total": 250,
    "food": 250,
    "correction": -250,
    "active": 250
  },
  "formulation": {
    "compounds": [ … ],
    "name": "string"
  },
  "site": "string"
}

Physical Activity

An abstract base data type for all Tidepool diabetes data objects.

annotationsArray of Annotation (object) or Blood Glucose Out of Range (object)(Annotation Array)[ 0 .. 100 ] itemsunique

An array of annotations.

archivedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)read-only

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
archivedDatasetIdstring(Data Set ID)[ 17 .. 37 ] characters^(upid_[0-9a-f]{12}|upid_[0-9a-f]{32}|[0-9a-f...
Example: "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef"
associationsArray of Association (blob) (object) or Association (datum) (object) or Association (image) (object) or Association (url) (object)(Association Array)

An array of associations for the resource.

clockDriftOffsetinteger(int64)(Clock Drift Offset)[ -86400000 .. 86400000 ]

Clock drift offset, expressed as milliseconds.

Example: 0
conversionOffsetinteger(int64)(Conversion Offset)

Conversion offset, expressed as milliseconds.

Example: 0
createdTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
createdUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

deduplicatorobject(Deduplicator Descriptor)
deletedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
deletedUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

deviceIdstring(Device ID)non-empty

Globally unique to device and repeatable with each upload, e.g. device make and model with serial number

Example: "MMT-1711:12345678"
deviceTimestring(Date/Time without Timezone)^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp without timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46"
historyArray of objects(Event History [Proposed])

Revision history of the event

idstring(Data Set ID)[ 17 .. 37 ] characters^(upid_[0-9a-f]{12}|upid_[0-9a-f]{32}|[0-9a-f...required
Example: "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef"
locationobject(Location)

Location information associated with the resource. One or both of name and gps must be specified.

modifiedTimestring(date-time)(Date/Time)

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
modifiedUserIdstring(Tidepool User ID)^([0-9a-f]{10}|[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-...read-only

String representation of a Tidepool User ID. Old style IDs are 10-digit strings consisting of only hexadeximcal digits. New style IDs are 36-digit UUID v4

notesArray of strings(Note Array)[ 1 .. 100 ] items

An array of 1 to 100 notes.

originobject(Origin)

External origin information for the source of the resource.

payloadobject(Payload)

Grab bag field for data that isn't yet part of the data model. The maximum size is 4K bytes.

sourcestring
Value"carelink"
tagsArray of strings(Tag Array)

An array of tags.

timestring(date-time)(Date/Time)required

RFC 3339 / ISO 8601 timestamp with timezone information

Example: "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z"
timezonestring(Time Zone)

A string timezone name from the IANA timezone database

Example: "Europe/London"
timezoneOffsetinteger(int32)(Time Zone offset)[ -10080 .. 10080 ]

Time zone offset, expressed as positive or negative number of minutes from UTC.

Example: -420
typestring(Tidepool Data Type)required

Data type

Enum"physicalActivity""alert""basal""bloodKetone""bolus""cbg""cgmSettings""controllerSettings""controllerStatus""deviceEvent"
Example: "upload"
uploadIdstring(Upload ID)[ 17 .. 32 ] characters^([0-9a-f]{32}|upid_[0-9a-f]{12})$

An upload identifier; this field should be the uploadId of the corresponding upload record

Example: "0d92d5c1c22117a18f3620b9e24d3c06"
activityTypestring(Physical Activity Type)required
Enum"americanFootball""archery""australianFootball""badminton""barre""baseball""basketball""bowling""boxing""climbing"
Example: "curling"
activityTypeOtherstring(Other Activity Type)[ 1 .. 100 ] characters

This is only applicable if the activityType is other

Example: "skydiving"
namestring(Activity Name)[ 1 .. 100 ] charactersrequired
Example: "Hiking the John Muir Trail"
reportedIntensitystring(Reported Intensity)required
Enum"high""low""medium"
Example: "medium"
aggregateboolean(Aggregate)

Set to true if this is an aggregate activity.

Example: false
distanceDistance (meters) (object) or Distance (kilometers) (object) or Distance (feet) (object) or Distance (yards) (object) or Distance (miles) (object)(Distance)

Distance, expressed as meters, kilometers, feet, yards, or miles.

One of:

Distance, expressed as meters, kilometers, feet, yards, or miles.

durationDuration (hours) (object) or Duration (minutes) (object) or Duration (seconds) (object)(Duration)

Duration, expressed as hours, minutes or seconds.

One of:

Duration, expressed as hours, minutes or seconds.

elevationChangeDistance (feet) (object) or Distance (meters) (object)
One of:
energyEnergy (calories) (object) or Energy (kilocalories) (object) or Energy (joules) (object) or Energy (kilojoules) (object)(Energy)
One of:
flightobject(Flights)
lapobject(Laps)
stepobject(Steps)
guidstringDeprecated

A string ID. Added to each event during data processing in the Tidepool Uploader or upon ingestion by the platform data ingestion service.

{
  "annotations": [
    { … }
  ],
  "archivedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "archivedDatasetId": "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef",
  "associations": [
    { … }
  ],
  "clockDriftOffset": 0,
  "conversionOffset": 0,
  "createdTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "createdUserId": "string",
  "deduplicator": {
    "hash": "string",
    "version": "2.36.1",
    "name": "org.tidepool.uploader"
  },
  "deletedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "deletedUserId": "string",
  "deviceId": "MMT-1711:12345678",
  "deviceTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46",
  "guid": "string",
  "history": [
    { … }
  ],
  "id": "ce8cc5f7595575945f91fc6710db6fef",
  "location": {
    "name": "string",
    "gps": { … }
  },
  "modifiedTime": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "modifiedUserId": "string",
  "notes": [
    "string"
  ],
  "origin": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "payload": {},
    "time": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
    "type": "device",
    "version": "string"
  },
  "payload": {},
  "source": "carelink",
  "tags": [
    "string"
  ],
  "time": "2017-02-06T02:37:46Z",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "timezoneOffset": -420,
  "type": "physicalActivity",
  "uploadId": "0d92d5c1c22117a18f3620b9e24d3c06",
  "activityType": "curling",
  "activityTypeOther": "skydiving",
  "name": "Hiking the John Muir Trail",
  "reportedIntensity": "medium",
  "aggregate": false,
  "distance": {
    "units": "meters",
    "value": 42
  },
  "duration": {
    "units": "hours",
    "value": 42
  },
  "elevationChange": {
    "units": "feet",
    "value": 42
  },
  "energy": {
    "units": "calories",
    "value": 10000000
  },
  "flight": {
    "count": 42
  },
  "lap": {
    "count": 5,
    "distance": { … }
  },
  "step": {
    "count": 42
  }
}