Garmin Connect IQ Platform

aid: garmin:garmin-connect-iq
name: Garmin Connect IQ Platform
tags:
- Wearables
- Watch Faces
- Apps
- Connect IQ
- Monkey C
- SDK
humanURL: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/
properties:
- url: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/overview/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/sdk/
  name: Connect IQ SDK
  type: SDK
- url: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/api-docs/
  name: Connect IQ API Docs
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/monkey-c/
  name: Monkey C Programming Language
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/compatible-devices/
  name: Compatible Devices
  type: Documentation
- url: https://apps.garmin.com/
  name: Connect IQ Store
  type: AppMarketplace
- url: https://github.com/garmin/connectiq-apps
  name: Connect IQ Apps Samples
  type: SDK
- url: https://github.com/garmin/connectiq-android-sdk
  name: Connect IQ Mobile SDK for Android
  type: SDK
- url: https://github.com/garmin/connectiq-companion-app-sdk-ios
  name: Connect IQ Companion App SDK for iOS
  type: SDK
description: Connect IQ is Garmin's open platform for building wearable apps that run on Garmin watches
  and cycling computers. Developers write apps in Monkey C — Garmin's purpose-built object-oriented language
  — and target five app categories (watch faces, data fields, widgets, device apps, audio content provider
  apps). The SDK ships with device simulators, a VS Code Monkey C extension, and companion mobile SDKs
  for Android (Maven Central) and iOS (GitHub) so phone apps can talk to Connect IQ apps over BLE. Apps
  are distributed through the Connect IQ Store at apps.garmin.com. Current SDK version 9.1.0 (May 2026).