Case study

mihealth-api: reconstructing Mi Fitness health-data access

mihealth-api reconstructs access to personal Mi Fitness health data from the com.mi.health client API. Its Python client implements session handling and encrypted requests, synchronizes records into SQLite, and exposes local HTTP queries and a dashboard; API notes document endpoint and field behavior.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 10
Last commit: 2026-09-30
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Access to the user's own Mi Fitness account and valid session credentials.
Prerequisites: Python 3.9 or later; device-based credential import requires a logged-in rooted device or emulator.
Limits: The author's account had no GPS route or diet records, and route-file download was unavailable.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{mihealth-api-case,
  title = {{mihealth-api: reconstructing Mi Fitness health-data access}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Aaron-gx/mihealth-api}},
  url = {https://github.com/Aaron-gx/mihealth-api},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mihealth-api-case/}}
}

Plain text

mihealth-api: reconstructing Mi Fitness health-data access. https://github.com/Aaron-gx/mihealth-api (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mihealth-api-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · Aaron-gx/mihealth-api · Revision 05edd13
API.md GitHub · Aaron-gx/mihealth-api · Revision 05edd13