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How to export your Oura data (CSV and JSON), step by step

5 MIN READ · VITRA HEALTH

Your Oura ring data belongs to you, and getting a full copy out is more useful than most people realise — for your own records, a spreadsheet, or a doctor. Here’s what the official app offers, and how to get a genuinely complete export.

What Oura’s own app exports

Oura’s app lets you download some of your data, but the built-in export is limited and not always in the most analysis-friendly shape. It’s fine for a basic copy; it’s less useful if you want every metric, every day, in a format you can drop into a spreadsheet or hand to another tool.

Raw data vs computed scores

There are really two kinds of data worth exporting. The raw signals — heart rate, HRV, temperature, sleep stages, activity — are what the ring measured. The computed layer — readiness, sleep score, your baselines and any annotations — is the interpretation on top. A good export keeps them separate but joinable, so you can see both the measurement and what was made of it.

Getting a complete export

A full export should give you every day as a row, every metric as a column, and a stable key (the date) so raw and computed files line up. CSV is best for spreadsheets; JSON is better if you’re feeding another program. Either way, the test of a good export is whether you could rebuild your own charts from it without anything missing.

What to do with it

Once it’s out, your data is portable: archive it, analyse it in a spreadsheet, chart a metric over a year, or share a clean summary with a clinician. The point of owning your data is being able to leave with it — and to use it in ways the original app never offered.

Vitra exports both layers for you: a CSV zip with separate raw and computed files plus a README, or a single JSON with a {raw, vitra} shape, both joinable on the day. Your data, in a form you can actually use — and it never has to leave your machine to get there.

Frequently asked questions

Can I export my Oura data?
Yes — your data is yours. Oura's own app offers a basic export, and a good companion gives a complete one: every day as a row, every metric as a column, raw signals and computed scores kept separate but joinable by date.
What format is best for Oura data export?
CSV is best for spreadsheets; JSON is better if you're feeding another program. A complete export keeps raw measurements and computed scores in separate files joinable on the day, so you can rebuild any chart.
What's the difference between raw and computed Oura data?
Raw signals are what the ring measured — heart rate, HRV, temperature, sleep stages, activity. The computed layer is the interpretation on top — readiness, sleep score, baselines and annotations. A good export keeps both, joinable by date.
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