Download your whole account
Exporting only works on the Strava website, so do this in a browser, not the app:
- Log in at strava.com with the account you want to export.
- Open the menu under your profile photo (or name) in the top right and choose Settings.
- Open the My Account tab on the left.
- Under “Download your account”, select Get Started.
- Select Request download.
Strava then emails a download link to the address on your profile. It may take a few hours, so make sure you can still get into that inbox before you start.
What’s in the archive
Your activity files. Runalyze, which imports the archive, says it contains “the original fit files which were uploaded to Strava”, and it accepts the files as they come out of the zip, compressed ones included.
Before you rely on it, especially if you’re about to delete the account, open the zip and check that anything else you need, such as photos, routes or segments, is there.
Export a single activity
For one activity you don’t need the archive. There are three ways, all on the website:
- Original file: on the activity page, open the ellipsis (more) menu and choose Export Original. You get the file exactly as your device or app uploaded it, often FIT.
- GPX: same menu, Export GPX. It includes GPS coordinates, timestamps, heart rate, cadence and temperature, and power from a power meter but not estimated power. An activity without GPS gives you an empty or unreadable file.
- TCX: there’s no menu item. Add
/export_tcxto the end of the activity’s URL and press Enter. TCX can carry heart rate, cadence and power, but it only works for activities with GPS data, so an indoor ride may not export.
| What you want | How | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Everything | Settings, My Account, Download your account | An emailed archive that includes your activity files; contents not listed |
| One activity, as recorded | Activity page, ellipsis menu, Export Original | The uploaded file, often FIT |
| One activity, for a map or route tool | Activity page, ellipsis menu, Export GPX | GPS, time, heart rate, cadence, temperature, metered power; nothing useful without GPS |
| One activity as TCX | Add /export_tcx to the activity URL | Heart rate, cadence, power; GPS activities only |
Between one activity and the whole account there’s nothing built in: no way to export, say, every 2024 ride as GPX in one go.
Tools that do what the bulk export doesn’t
None of these are Strava’s.
A set of activities as GPX, TCX or original files
Strava Bulk GPX Export is a Chrome extension that adds a toolbar to your My Activities page. You tick the rows you want (or select all visible ones), pick GPX, TCX or Original, and download. It can also merge the selection into one GPX with a separate track per activity. Its store listing says it runs locally in your browser with no backend; it skips activities with no GPS, such as weight training. It’s a small project: version 1.0.1, 411 users in November 2026.
If you already have the archive, StravaExportToGPX converts the activities in it to GPX files, filtered by activity type or year. It’s a free, MIT-licensed command-line script that needs Python 3.6 or later and gpsbabel installed, so it suits someone comfortable in a terminal.
Your photos, with their locations
If you want the photos for certain, the same developer’s Strava Bulk Photo Export zips the photos from your activities, and optionally the videos, and writes the GPS coordinates, the activity name and the photo caption back into each JPEG’s EXIF data so photo apps can put them on a map. It’s open source (MIT), and its listing says it runs in the browser with no backend. Smaller still: 39 users in November 2026.
Moving your history to another platform
Runalyze has a Strava history import on its sync page, but points you to the bulk export instead: extract the zip and upload the activity files. You can start with a free account.
RunGap, an iPhone, iPad and Mac app, pulls workouts from about 50 services, Strava among them, onto your device, and with its Swag Bag subscription it can back up and export your workouts. For formats and the current price, check its App Store listing.
Before you delete your account
Strava builds the archive into the deletion flow. In Settings, My Account, Get Started under “Delete your account” takes you to a page where you can request your data archive, and you have to tick a box confirming you’ve already downloaded your data or don’t want it. Request it, wait for the email, and open the zip before you tick that box. Nothing is deleted until you confirm from an email Strava sends.
Sources
- Strava: How do I export my Strava data, How do I delete my Strava account, privacy policy
- Runalyze: Strava help article, home
- Chrome Web Store: Strava Bulk GPX Export, Strava Bulk Photo Export
- GitHub: flopp/StravaExportToGPX
- RunGap: home
Related reading
Merging, splitting and repairing Strava and Garmin activities picks up once you have the file.
