To sync Oura and Apple Health, open the Oura app and go to Settings > Data sharing > Apple Health. Turn on Connect to Health, choose the categories to share, then confirm Oura has permission to read or write those categories in Apple Health. If data is missing, first check whether it exists in Oura, then verify the category, direction, sync timing, and background settings.
How to connect Oura to Apple Health
Oura’s current setup instructions cover Gen2 and Gen3 or later rings with an active Oura membership on iOS. If you dismissed the Apple Health prompt during setup, you can configure the connection later in Oura settings. Oura’s Apple Health Integration instructions were last updated October 6, 2026; app labels and available sharing options may change.
- Enable sharing in Oura: Open Oura, tap the menu, and select Settings > Data sharing > Apple Health. Turn on Connect to Health and enable the options you want.
- Review Apple Health permissions: In Health, tap your profile picture, select Apps > Oura, and check the categories Oura may read or write. You can also go to iPhone Settings > Health > Data Access & Devices > Oura.
- Sync and check: Open Oura and sync your ring data. Check Apple Health after completing an activity or workout; Oura describes updates after completion and sync, not a guaranteed instant, continuous feed.
Know which way the data should move
A connected integration does not mean every category is enabled, or that every category moves in both directions. Check the relevant Oura sharing option and Apple Health permission for the specific item that is absent.
| Direction | Categories listed by Oura |
|---|---|
| Oura to Apple Health | Active energy, heart rate, mindful minutes, sleep, steps, weight, and workouts. |
| Apple Health to Oura | Active energy, blood pressure, body composition, date of birth, heart rate, sleep, steps, weight, and workouts. |
These category lists come from Oura’s integration instructions. For a missing item, identify whether you expect Oura to export it to Health or import it from Health; then enable that category for the needed direction.
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Work through these checks in order so you can tell a transfer problem from a missing source record.
1. Check whether the data exists in Oura
Look in Oura first. If the sleep or activity record is absent there too, changing Apple Health permissions cannot restore it. Oura’s Known Issues page is time-sensitive and may help distinguish an Oura recording issue from a Health transfer issue.
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2. Confirm the category and direction
In Oura’s Settings > Data sharing > Apple Health and the Oura permissions in Health, check the exact category and whether it is enabled for reading or writing. A permission for steps, for example, does not automatically permit sleep or heart-rate sharing.
3. Open Oura, sync, and check after an activity
Open Oura, allow it to sync with your ring, and check Apple Health after completing an activity or workout. Oura says these events and a sync are when updates appear; it does not promise that every record will show up immediately.
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4. Check background conditions
Oura identifies three possible causes of missed integration imports: not opening both apps before midnight, disabled Background App Refresh, and Low Power Mode. Its guidance is to open both Oura and Health at least once a day. See Oura’s Apple Health troubleshooting guidance.
5. Reset the integration, then restart the iPhone
With the phone’s operating system up to date, turn the integration settings off and back on in Oura. Oura’s troubleshooting steps then recommend restarting the device before trying another integration activity.
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6. Reinstall only after backing up
If the earlier steps do not resolve the issue, Oura lists reinstalling as a later option. First select Settings > Account > Back up all data in Oura and wait for the backup to finish; then uninstall and reinstall the app. Reinstallation is not a guarantee that previously missing records will be recovered.
7. Contact support if the gap remains
If the issue persists after these checks, contact Oura support. For an integration issue involving a third-party app, Oura also recommends contacting the relevant third party where appropriate.
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When Oura is not syncing with Apple Health but the numbers look different
A difference between the two apps does not always mean a transfer failed. Compare the same metric and time period, and account for differences in calculation or display.
- Steps: Health may combine records from multiple sources. To prioritize Oura, open Health > Browse > Activity > Steps > Data Sources & Access > Edit, then move Oura to the top. If double counting continues, disable Oura’s write permission for Steps. Trackers can also count steps differently because of their thresholds or movement categorization.
- Calories: Oura records active calories. Other services may show active calories together with basal metabolic rate, so compare like with like before treating a different total as a sync failure.
- Graphs and sleep stages: Apple Health may round values or display graphs at different intervals. Sleep-stage and heart-rate graphs can therefore look different from Oura’s presentation.
Why are my Oura steps or sleep missing?
If the item is absent only from Apple Health, start with the category permission and the direction of transfer. If it is absent from Oura as well, investigate the source record rather than treating Apple Health as the cause. Oura’s Known Issues page, last updated October 1, 2026, listed open issues involving missing sleep stages on certain iOS versions and incomplete sleep data on certain app versions. Those listings can change, so check the current Known Issues page for the affected versions and status; the listed issues do not diagnose every missing sleep record.
Review profile-data sharing before connecting
Oura says that connecting a third-party health app can import height, weight, age, and sex into Oura. Those values may not be editable in Oura while the apps are linked. Review the sharing choices before enabling the connection; Oura says unlinking the apps may be required to edit those profile details. See its Apple Health Integration guidance.
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