Connecting Services

Overview

Connecting external services gives your Aura the context it needs to be truly helpful. Each connected service becomes a "sense" that your Aura can use to understand your world - your schedule, health metrics, location, and more.

This guide walks you through connecting each supported service step by step.

Before You Start

• Have your credentials ready: You'll need to sign in to each service you want to connect
• Allow pop-ups: The authorization flow opens in a new window. Make sure your browser allows pop-ups from Aura
• Check account access: For work accounts (like Google Workspace), your administrator may need to allow Aura

Google Calendar

Connect Google Calendar to let your Aura see your schedule, upcoming meetings, and availability.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Google Calendar and click Connect
3. A Google sign-in window will open. Select or enter your Google account
4. Review the permissions Aura is requesting:
   • View your calendars
   • View events on your calendars
5. Click Allow to grant access
6. You'll be redirected back to Aura with the connection complete

What Aura can access:

• Event titles, times, and durations
• Event descriptions and locations
• Attendee lists (names and emails)
• Your busy/free status

What Aura cannot do: Create, edit, or delete calendar events.

Microsoft Outlook

Connect Microsoft Outlook to access your Microsoft 365 calendar.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Microsoft Outlook and click Connect
3. A Microsoft sign-in window will open. Enter your Microsoft account credentials
4. Review and accept the permissions
5. Click Accept to complete the connection

Fitbit

Connect your Fitbit device to give Aura access to your activity, sleep, and health metrics.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Fitbit and click Connect
3. You'll be redirected to Fitbit's authorization page
4. Sign in with your Fitbit account
5. Review the data permissions Aura is requesting
6. Click Allow to complete the connection

Data available from Fitbit:

• Activity: Steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes
• Sleep: Sleep duration, stages (light, deep, REM), sleep score
• Heart Rate: Resting heart rate, heart rate zones during activities
• Exercise: Logged workouts and exercises
• Body: Weight and BMI (if tracked)

Garmin

Connect your Garmin device to access comprehensive fitness and health data.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Garmin and click Connect
3. You'll be redirected to Garmin Connect
4. Sign in with your Garmin account
5. Authorize Aura to access your data

Data available from Garmin:

• Daily Stats: Steps, floors climbed, calories, stress levels
• Sleep: Sleep duration, sleep stages, sleep score
• Heart Rate: Resting heart rate, HRV, all-day heart rate data
• Body Battery: Energy levels throughout the day
• Activities: Runs, rides, swims, and other recorded activities
• Training Status: Training load, recovery time, VO2 max

Apple Health

Connect Apple Health to access health and fitness data from your iPhone and Apple Watch.

1. Open the Aura app on your iPhone
2. Go to Settings → Senses
3. Tap Apple Health
4. You'll be prompted by iOS to grant Health access
5. Select the data types you want to share with Aura
6. Tap Allow

Data available from Apple Health:

• Activity: Steps, distance, flights climbed, exercise minutes
• Workouts: All recorded workouts from Apple Watch and third-party apps
• Sleep: Sleep analysis and schedule
• Heart: Heart rate, resting heart rate, HRV
• Mindfulness: Meditation and breathing sessions

Strava

Connect Strava to let Aura see your athletic activities and training patterns.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Strava and click Connect
3. You'll be redirected to Strava's authorization page
4. Sign in with your Strava account
5. Review the permissions and click Authorize

Data available from Strava:

• Activities: Runs, rides, swims, hikes, and other workouts
• Stats: Distance, pace, elevation, heart rate (if available)
• Training Load: Weekly distance and activity patterns
• Personal Records: PRs and achievements

Oura Ring

Connect your Oura Ring to give your Aura insight into your sleep, readiness, and activity.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Oura Ring and click Connect
3. You'll be redirected to Oura's authorization page
4. Sign in with your Oura account (the same one linked to your ring)
5. Review the data Aura is requesting access to
6. Click Authorize to complete the connection

Data available from Oura:

• Sleep Score: Overall sleep quality (0-100)
• Readiness Score: How recovered your body is (0-100)
• Activity Score: Daily movement and exercise (0-100)
• Sleep Details: REM, deep sleep, efficiency, total duration
• Body Temperature: Deviation from your baseline
• Heart Rate Variability: HRV metrics

WHOOP

Connect WHOOP to access recovery, strain, and sleep performance data.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find WHOOP and click Connect
3. You'll be redirected to WHOOP's authorization page
4. Sign in with your WHOOP account
5. Authorize Aura to access your data

Data available from WHOOP:

• Recovery Score: How recovered you are (green/yellow/red zones)
• Day Strain: Cardiovascular load for the day (0-21 scale)
• Sleep Performance: How well you met your sleep need
• HRV & Resting Heart Rate: Key recovery indicators

Spotify

Connect Spotify to let your Aura understand your music listening habits.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Spotify and click Connect
3. Sign in with your Spotify account
4. Authorize Aura to view your listening activity

Data available from Spotify:

• Currently playing track and artist
• Recently played songs
• Current playlist or album
• Music energy and mood indicators

Use cases: Suggest focus playlists during work hours, notice when you're listening to workout music, recommend calming music in the evening.

Location Sharing

Location is different from other senses - it comes directly from your device rather than an external service.

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find Location and click Enable
3. Your browser will ask for permission to share your location
4. Click Allow to grant access

After enabling location, you can save important places:

1. Go to Library → Locations
2. Click Add Location
3. Search for an address or drop a pin on the map
4. Give the location a name (e.g., "Home", "Work", "Gym")
5. Set a radius for geofence triggering

These saved locations can be used as triggers in rules: "When I arrive at Work" or "When I leave Home."

Managing Connections

All your connected services are managed in Library → Senses.

Disconnecting Services

To remove a connection:

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find the service you want to disconnect
3. Click the Disconnect button
4. Confirm the disconnection

Refreshing Connections

If data seems stale or a connection has expired:

1. Go to Library → Senses
2. Find the service with issues
3. Click Reconnect or Refresh
4. You may need to sign in again to renew the authorization

Troubleshooting Connections

Common issues and solutions:

"Connection expired" or "Needs reauthorization"

• OAuth tokens expire periodically for security
• Click the service and sign in again to refresh the connection

"Pop-up blocked" when connecting

• Allow pop-ups from Aura in your browser settings
• Try using a different browser if the issue persists

"Admin approval required" (Microsoft accounts)

• Your organization's IT admin must approve Aura
• Contact your IT department to request approval
• Alternatively, connect a personal Microsoft account

Wearable data not updating

• Oura and WHOOP sync data with delays - typically overnight
• Make sure your wearable has synced with its companion app
• Try manually syncing in the wearable's app, then refresh in Aura

Location not working

• Check that location permissions are enabled for your browser/app
• On mobile, ensure Aura has "Always" or "While using" location access
• Try disabling and re-enabling location in Aura settings