HC Webhook
Health Metric

What is Respiratory Rate?

Measured in: breaths / min

How many breaths you take per minute, usually measured by your wearable during sleep.

Definition

What it measures

How many breaths you take per minute, usually measured by your wearable during sleep.

Unit: breaths / min

Why Track It

Why it matters

Respiratory rate changes before and during illness. Tracking it can help you catch something early or monitor recovery.

Automations

What you can do with Respiratory Rate data.

HC Webhook sends respiratory rate readings to any webhook — here are ideas to get you started.

Elevated Rate Alert

Send a notification when your resting respiratory rate is higher than your personal baseline.

Sleep Breathing Log

Log nightly respiratory rate to a spreadsheet to track changes during illness or high-stress periods.

Illness Recovery Chart

Chart respiratory rate alongside temperature and SpO2 in Grafana to see recovery progress.

Grafana Trend Dashboard

Store readings in InfluxDB and watch for gradual changes that might indicate respiratory issues.

Home Assistant Sensor

Display your overnight respiratory rate on a Home Assistant health dashboard each morning.

Weekly Health Summary

Include respiratory rate in a weekly health report email alongside HRV, sleep, and resting heart rate.

Data Format

What the JSON looks like.

HC Webhook posts a JSON object containing a respiratory_rate array to your endpoint on every sync.

{
  "timestamp": "2026-04-15T07:00:00Z",
  "respiratory_rate": [
    { "breaths_per_min": 14, "time": "2026-04-15T02:00:00Z" },
    { "breaths_per_min": 13, "time": "2026-04-15T05:00:00Z" }
  ]
}
How to Export

Get Respiratory Rate out of Health Connect

Google Health Connect stores your respiratory rate data from compatible apps (Samsung Health, Fitbit, Garmin, and more). HC Webhook reads that data on a schedule you set and forwards it as JSON to any URL you add — n8n, Home Assistant, Zapier, or your own API.

  1. 01

    Install HC Webhook and grant Health Connect permission for Respiratory Rate.

  2. 02

    Paste your webhook URL — Home Assistant, n8n, Zapier, or any endpoint.

  3. 03

    Set your sync schedule. Respiratory Rate readings arrive automatically, every time.

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Start tracking your Respiratory Rate data.

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