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Conditions are the filters that determine whether an automation fires for a given activity. Strautomator checks every condition in the automation against the incoming activity data. You can combine as many conditions as you need, and switch between AND / OR logic to express complex rules. Below is a complete reference grouped by category.

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Operators

Each condition uses one of the following operators to compare the activity value against your target:
Sport type — Match activities by sport. Choose from any of Strava’s 50+ sport types, including:
  • Cycling: Ride, GravelRide, MountainBikeRide, EBikeRide, EMountainBikeRide, VirtualRide
  • Running: Run, TrailRun, VirtualRun, Walk, Hike
  • Water: Swim, Rowing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Kitesurf, Windsurf, StandUpPaddling, VirtualRow
  • Snow & ice: AlpineSki, BackcountrySki, NordicSki, Snowboard, Snowshoe, IceSkate, RollerSki
  • Gym & fitness: Crossfit, Elliptical, HighIntensityIntervalTraining, WeightTraining, Pilates, Yoga, StairStepper, Workout
  • Ball sports: Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Padel, Squash, Racquetball, Badminton, Volleyball, TableTennis, Pickleball, Cricket, Golf
  • Other: Dance, RockClimbing, Skateboard, Handcycle, InlineSkate, Wheelchair, Velomobile, Sail
You can select multiple sport types in a single condition using OR.Tagged as commute — true or false. Matches activities the athlete or Strava has flagged as a commute.Using a trainer machine — true or false. Matches virtual/indoor trainer activities.Tagged as race — true or false. Matches activities tagged as a race.Tagged as workout — true or false. Matches activities tagged as a workout.Created manually — true or false. Matches activities the athlete entered by hand rather than recorded with a device.Flagged — true or false. Matches activities that have been flagged on Strava.
Distance — Numeric, in km (or miles on an imperial account). Use greater/less than for ranges.Average speed — Numeric, in km/h (or mph). Useful for triggering on fast or recovery rides.Maximum speed — Numeric, in km/h or mph.Average pace — Time-based, in min/km (or min/mile, or min/100 m for swimming). Use “faster than” / “slower than” operators.Maximum pace — Time-based, fastest single km/mile pace achieved.Elevation gain — Numeric, in metres (or feet). Trigger on hilly vs. flat activities.Elevation max — Numeric, highest point reached in metres or feet.Moving time — Duration, in HH:MM format. Time the athlete was actually moving.Total time — Duration. Elapsed time from start to finish including stops.Average heart rate — Numeric, in bpm.Max heart rate — Numeric, in bpm.Has a power meter — true or false. Whether power data is present on the activity.Average power — Numeric, in watts.Normalized power (NP) — Numeric, weighted average power in watts.Maximum power — Numeric, in watts.Watts / kg — Numeric. Power-to-weight ratio calculated automatically.Has a cadence sensor — true or false.Average cadence — Numeric, in rpm (or spm for runs and swims).Calories — Numeric, in kcal.Relative effort — Numeric. Strava’s heart-rate-based training load score.Perceived exertion — Numeric, 1–10 scale set by the athlete.Training stress score (TSS) — Numeric. Available when power data is present.Lap count — Numeric. Number of laps recorded on the device.Lap distance — Numeric. Distance of each lap.Lap time — Duration. Time of each lap.CO2 saved — Numeric, in kg. Available on commute activities where Strava calculates carbon savings.
Start time — Time of day (HH:MM, local time). Supports before/after and approximate matching within ±1–30 minutes.End time — Time when the activity finished.Moving time / Total time — Duration-based conditions, separate from start/end clock time.Weekday — Day of the week (Sunday through Saturday). Select one or multiple days.Date range — Matches activities that occurred within a specific calendar date range (e.g., June 1 to August 31 for a summer season). Supports recurring annual ranges using MM-DD format.Is today’s first activity (any sport) — true or false. Fires only for the first activity of the day across all sports.Is today’s first activity (same sport) — true or false. Fires only for the first activity of the day in the same sport type.Automation is executing for the first time today — true or false. The automation itself has not yet fired today, regardless of other activities.
Start location — GPS coordinates. Matches activities that start within a chosen radius of a map pin. Use the map picker in the editor to select a location.End location — GPS coordinates. Matches activities that end near a pin.Passes on location — Checks the full activity polyline (route). Fires if the athlete passed through the selected area at any point during the activity.Has location data — true or false. Useful to skip activities recorded without GPS.Start city — Text. Reverse-geocoded city name where the activity started. Supports exact match and “is not” operators.End city — Text. Reverse-geocoded city name where the activity ended.Start country — Text. Country name where the activity started.End country — Text. Country name where the activity ended.
Start city and End city conditions require a PRO subscription.
Gear — Select a specific bike or pair of shoes from your Strava equipment list. Useful to apply different rules per bike.Device or app — Text. Matches the device or app that recorded the activity (e.g., “Garmin”, “Wahoo”, “iPhone”). Supports contains/does not contain.Name — Text. Match against the activity name. Useful to trigger on activities already containing certain words.Description — Text. Match against the existing activity description.Has photos — true or false. Whether the athlete uploaded photos to the activity.Has new ‘all time’ records — true or false. Fires when the activity contains at least one new all-time personal record.Has new segment KOMs — true or false. Fires when the athlete achieved a KOM on any segment in this activity.Has new segment PRs — true or false. Fires when the athlete set a personal record on any segment.Has the specified segment (ID) — Text. Enter a Strava segment ID to check whether the activity passed through that specific segment.Device temperature — Numeric, in °C (or °F). Temperature reported by the recording device’s internal sensor (not weather).
Weather conditions use data fetched from your configured weather provider at the time and location of the activity. Activities must have GPS data for weather conditions to work.Weather temperature — Numeric, in °C (or °F based on your weather unit preference). Matches temperature at the start or end of the activity.Weather wind speed — Numeric, in km/h (or mph). Wind speed at the activity location.Weather humidity — Numeric, percentage (0–100).Air Quality Index (AQI) — Numeric, 1–5 scale. Triggers on poor air quality days.
PRO users can choose their preferred weather data provider in account settings.
Music conditions check which tracks you were listening to during the activity window. Link your Spotify or Last.fm account in account settings to enable these.Listened music on Spotify — Text. Matches a track title (or part of it) played during the activity on Spotify. Use “has any value” to fire whenever music was playing.Listened music on Last.fm — Text. Same as Spotify but sourced from your Last.fm scrobbles.
Music conditions require a linked Spotify or Last.fm account.
These conditions read data directly from the FIT file generated by your Garmin or Wahoo device, supplementing the data Strava provides. They require a linked Garmin Connect or Wahoo account and a PRO subscription.Garmin sensor ID — Text. Match on the sensor ID (ANT+ or BLE device) used during the activity.Garmin sport profile name — Text. The sport profile configured on the Garmin device used to record the activity.Garmin activity name — Text. The name Garmin assigned to the activity internally.Garmin workout name — Text. The name of the structured workout if one was running on the device.Garmin workout notes — Text. Notes from the structured workout plan.Garmin primary benefit — Text. Garmin’s training benefit classification (e.g., “Base”, “Tempo”, “VO2 Max”).Garmin TSS — Numeric. Training stress score from the Garmin FIT file.Garmin training load — Numeric. Garmin’s training load metric.Garmin intensity factor — Numeric. Intensity factor from the Garmin FIT file.Garmin aerobic training effect — Numeric, 0–5. Garmin aerobic training effect score.Garmin anaerobic training effect — Numeric, 0–5. Garmin anaerobic training effect score.Garmin pedal smoothness — Numeric, percentage. Requires a compatible power meter.Garmin pedal torque effectiveness — Numeric, percentage. Requires a compatible power meter.Wahoo sensor ID — Text. Match on the sensor ID used during the Wahoo-recorded activity.
All Garmin and Wahoo conditions require a PRO subscription and a linked Garmin Connect or Wahoo account.
Counters let you build cumulative tallies across activities. Each time an automation fires, Strautomator can increment an internal counter by 1 (or by the value of a chosen metric, such as distance or elevation gain). You can then use the ${counter} dynamic tag in action templates to display or act on the running total.The counter condition itself is not a standalone filter — it is configured as part of the automation’s counter settings. Counters reset at the start of each calendar year by default, but you can disable the annual reset per automation.See Dynamic Tags for how to reference counter values in activity names and descriptions.