Request for API (Application Programming Interface)

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Bryan Kelly

I am not able to get the data from my Karoo 2, the Karoo, on my computer.  Not even to my iPhone, not yet.  So, to change tactics, I request an API for the Karoo. 

First, you, Hammerhead, select your preferred interface.  I can use Wifi, and USB.  I will learn Bluetooth.  I presume that Bluetooth has an industry standard and will use that.  I ask, from you, commands to do the following.

I request a list of files available for me to access. 

The Karoo provides the list to include file name, size, and date/time.

I request the files one at a time and the Karoo provides each.

I request that a named file be deleted and the Karoo deletes it.  Obviously the Karoo will allow me to delete only the files it lists for me, and maybe only some of them.

How I display the data is up to me.

Will you, Hammerhead, consider providing these commands?

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    Judah Rand

    An API would be useful for so many things!

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    Akhil

    Hi Bryan,

    We certainly do plan to share public the API for the Karoo. However, this would be done at a much later stage in our product pipeline. Given the limited resources presently, we would first like to improve & set up a more clear process around this with a more solid structure.

    We will be sure to highlight this to our teams regarding your suggestion :) 

     

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    Bryan Kelly

    The sooner you make it available, the sooner programmers can create apps that interface with the Karoo.  That means more people using it.

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    Miha Markic

    One workaround is to put device in developer mode and use file transfer when connecting to the computer via USB (just like any other Android device). Sadly this involves some clicking each time.

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    Benjamin Hesselberg

    I would love an API. I just startede using ActicityFix and they use the API for both Garmin and Wahoo. If you made a API that would make that work so much better.

    As Bryan wrote - the sooner you make an API the sooner more people will get even more benefit of the Karoo and you will come to a broader audience :-)

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    Patrick Peeters

    Any update on publishing a REST API? Would love to be able to push intervals to the Karoo using ERG/MRC/ZWO files, at the moment that only works with TrainingPeaks/Xert and I'm using intervals.icu.

    I do have a workaround for it but it's ugly so official support would be welcome.

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    Bruce Granger

    A lack of API, or some means by which to get at ride data is holding this the Karoo 2 is a MAJOR oversight!  It blows my mind that Hammerhead isn't listening to its customer base in delivering what the customer wants/needs.     

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    Morten Tillquist

    @Akhil

    Is there any update around a public API ?

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    Bruce Granger

    Is anybody @ Hammerhead listening?!?!

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    Gerben Bol

    It wouldn't be too hard to hack our way through things because I could copy how the website works. But it isn't ideal. An api would be great. They already have one so it's not that much work to get it working for the public.

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    Ariel Bogdziewicz

    I'm here to remind that 4 years have passed. Time to get API access :D Please...

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    Patrick Peeters

    Any update on this? I'm building an app and would love to integrate with Hammerhead and for example automatically create a route for a user.

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