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# Why does Oura app HRV differ from the API HRV?

A different HRV in the provider's app versus the Terra API is usually a **difference in calculation method, not a data discrepancy**.

* Terra computes an arithmetic mean across all per-sample HRV readings for the sleep period (`avg_hrv_rmssd`).
* The provider app often displays its own internally pre-calculated average.

Both numbers reflect the same underlying samples, just aggregated differently. Provide the specific night's date to match values precisely.