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Read, write, and query Apple Health data using HealthKit. Covers HKHealthStore authorization, sample queries, statistics queries, statistics collection queries for charts, saving HKQuantitySample data, background delivery, workout sessions with HKWorkoutSession and HKLiveWorkoutBuilder, HKUnit, and HKQuantityTypeIdentifier values. Use when integrating with Apple Health, displaying health metrics, recording workouts, or enabling background health data delivery.
thiennc-tesoglobal/ios-skills · ★ 3 · Data & Documents · score 66
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# HealthKit Read and write health and fitness data from the Apple Health store. Covers authorization, queries, writing samples, background delivery, and workout sessions. Targets Swift 6.3 / iOS 26+. ## Contents - [Setup and Availability](#setup-and-availability) - [Authorization](#authorization) - [Reading Data: Sample Queries](#reading-data-sample-queries) - [Reading Data: Statistics Queries](#reading-data-statistics-queries) - [Reading Data: Statistics Collection Queries](#reading-data-statistics-collection-queries) - [Writing Data](#writing-data) - [Background Delivery](#background-delivery) - [Workout Sessions](#workout-sessions) - [Common Data Types](#common-data-types) - [HKUnit Reference](#hkunit-reference) - [Common Mistakes](#common-mistakes) - [Review Checklist](#review-checklist) - [References](#references) ## Setup and Availability ### Project Configuration 1. Enable the HealthKit capability in Xcode (adds the entitlement) 2. Add `NSHealthShareUsageDescription` (read) and `NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription` (write) to Info.plist 3. For background delivery, enable the "Background Delivery" sub-capability ### Availability Check Always check availability before calling other HealthKit APIs. Health data is available on iOS, watchOS, visionOS, iPadOS 17+, and iOS apps running on Vision Pro. It is unavailable on iPadOS 16 or earlier and may be restricted by managed device policy. ```swift import HealthKit guard HKHealthStore.isHealthDataAvailable() else { //