Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
Strava is charging developers $11.99 monthly for API access as it clamps down on AI scraping.
Strava is restricting access to its API as part of an effort to curb AI scraping. Developers who want to build apps using Strava features now need to pay a flat $11.99 monthly subscription. The provided excerpt says Strava posted an update on its developer hub, but does not include details about scope, exemptions, quotas, or timing.
Fitness-tracking platform Strava is tightening its API access policy, citing the goal of curbing AI scrapers and related data-harvesting behavior. According to The Verge, citing a TechCrunch report, developers wishing to use Strava's features to build applications will in the future need to pay a fixed subscription fee of $11.99 per month. This means that third-party app developers who originally relied on the Strava API will now face an ongoing usage cost.
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