What we will make by the end of the day

  1. How to log your daily exercise time and real time update to Google Sheet?
  2. Python Datetime strftime()
  3. APIs and making POST Requests
  4. Authorization Headers
  5. Environment Variables

Step 1 - Setup API Credentials and Google Spreadsheet

  1. Go to this link and create a copy of the My Workouts Spreadsheet. You may need to login/register.

e.g.:

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  1. Go to the Nutritionix API website and select "Get Your API Key" to sign up for a free account. Double check your spam folder (and/or your gmail "promotions" tab) for the Nutritionix verification email.

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  1. Once logged in, you should be able to access your API key and App id:

Key: Your Nutritionix App Key