Links are back on Strava

Starting today, all Strava users can publish external links to different areas (listed below) on the platform:

• Athlete Profile

• Club Descriptions 

• Event Descriptions

• Activity Descriptions

Additionally, admins of Verified Clubs can also post links to their club posts. 

These areas were chosen because they are among the most engaging and meaningful parts of Strava—key places where links help our community connect with one another.

We recognize that disabling and removing links last September was disruptive to our community. This was never the intention. The decision was necessary to protect users from a wave of harmful spam attacks that included links to fraudulent and misleading content. To prevent this type of harmful content from being posted on Strava, we moved fast and didn’t clearly communicate why. We’re sorry for the frustration this caused, and moving forward, we’re committed to greater transparency.

Since then, we’ve made significant improvements to Strava’s spam detection and prevention systems, such as an upgraded machine learning model. This helps us better detect and block suspicious activity—so users can share links in the places that matter most. 

As of today, all users can share and post links in the areas listed above. We’ll continue to monitor and reassess to ensure links remain both a valuable and safe tool for community engagement.

To learn more, visit this Support article for details on how URLs work on Strava.