share2nightscout-bridge

⚠️ DEPRECATED: This repository is deprecated and will be archived on 2026-03-31.

Migration: Use nightscout-connect instead.

nightscout-connect provides the same Dexcom Share functionality with:

• Modern dependency stack (axios instead of deprecated request package)
• Node 18/20/22+ support
• Multiple data sources (Dexcom Share, LibreLinkUp, Medtronic CareLink, and more)

See the Migration Guide for environment variable mapping.

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Releases

The Share to Nightscout bridge copies your CGM data from Dexcom web services to a Nightscout website. The bridge runs as node.js index.js and will loop forever, periodically querying Dexcom's Share web services for new CGM data. The bridge relays any new data to a Nightscout website (cgm-remote-monitor) via the REST API. The website then stores the data in a Mongo database.

Prerequisites

• A working Dexcom Share receiver paired to an Apple device that is successfully uploading data to Dexcom. You must be able to see the Dexcom data in the Dexcom Follow app for the bridge to work.
• Your Dexcom Sharer username and password
• A working Nightscout website and Mongo database

Install

The Share to Nightscout bridge is supported on both Azure and Heroku. Please see the wiki for current install information.

Environment

VARIABLE (default) - description

Required

• API_SECRET - A secret passphrase that must be at least 12 characters long, and must match the API_SECRET from your Nightscout website
• DEXCOM_ACCOUNT_NAME - Your Dexcom Share2 username
• DEXCOM_PASSWORD - Your Dexcom Share2 password
• WEBSITE_HOSTNAME - The host name for your Nightscout website. Example: sitename.herokuapp.com or sitename.azurewebsites.net.

Optional

• maxCount (1) - The maximum number of records to fetch per update
• minutes (1440) - The time window to search for new data per update (default is one day in minutes)
• firstFetchCount (3) - Changes maxCount during the very first update only.
• maxFailures (3) - The program will stop running after this many consecutively failed login attempts with a clear error message in the logs.
• SHARE_INTERVAL (150000) - The time to wait between each update (default is 2.5 minutes in milliseconds)
• NS - A fully-qualified Nightscout URL (e.g. https://sitename.herokuapp.com) which overrides WEBSITE_HOSTNAME

Azure Specific

• It is highly recommended that you set the API_SECRET, DEXCOM_ACCOUNT_NAME and DEXCOM_PASSWORD in Connection Strings.
• No need to set WEBSITE_HOSTNAME because the value is obtained from the existing Azure website environment.

More information

As described by Scott Hanselman, the bridge logs in to Dexcom Share as the data publisher. It re-uses the token every 5 minutes to fetch the maxCount latest glucose records within the last specified minutes. This information is then sent to the user's specified Nightscout install, making the data available to the beloved pebble watch and other equipment owned and operated by the receiver's owner. It will continue to re-use the same sessionID until it expires, at which point it should attempt to log in again. If it can log in again, it will continue to re-use the new token to fetch data, storing it into Nightscout.

This project is not FDA approved, not recommended for therapy, and not recommended by Dexcom.