#Appium server install#

On the new session window, enter your BrowserStack username and access key. Step 3: Configure BrowserStack credentials on Appium Desktop Select BrowserStack from the list of cloud providers. Step 2: Start new session window on Appium Desktopįollow the instructions on Appium Desktop GitHub page to start a new session window. This value will be used later to set the app capability. Please note the value of app_url in the REST API response ( bs://f7c874f21852b. Here is an example cURL request to upload your app using our REST API :

ipa file) to the BrowserStack servers using the REST API. Usage instructionsįollow the steps below to use BrowserStack with Appium Desktop: Download the latest release of Appium Desktop from the Appium Desktop Github page. This is useful as a way to learn about Appium or as a way to learn about your app so you can write tests for it.īrowserStack’s integration with Appium Desktop allows you to try the inspector on real Android and iOS devices. An Inspector that you can use to look at your app’s elements, get basic information about them, and perform basic interactions with them.

#Appium server install#

You also don’t need to use Node/NPM to install Appium, as the Node runtime comes bundled with Appium Desktop.

A graphical interface for the Appium Server to set options, start/stop the server, see logs, etc.

It is a combination of a few Appium-related tools: IntroductionĪppium Desktop is an open-source app for Mac, Windows, and Linux which gives you the power of the Appium automation server in a flexible UI. Inspect your app elements and interact with them on BrowserStack’s real devices using Appium Desktop.