automationName |
Which automation engine to use |
Appium (default) or
Selendroid |
platformName |
Which mobile OS platform to use |
iOS, Android, or
FirefoxOS |
platformVersion |
Mobile OS version |
e.g., 7.1, 4.4 |
deviceName |
The kind of mobile device or emulator to use |
iPhone Simulator,
iPad Simulator, iPhone Retina 4-inch,
Android Emulator, Galaxy S4, etc…. On iOS, this should be one of the valid devices returned by instruments with
instruments -s devices. On Android this capability is currently ignored. |
app |
The absolute local path or remote http URL to an
.ipa or .apk file, or a
.zip containing one of these. Appium will attempt to install this app binary on the appropriate device first. Note that this capability is not required for Android if you specify
appPackage and appActivity capabilities (see below). Incompatible with
browserName. |
/abs/path/to/my.apk or
http://myapp.com/app.ipa |
browserName |
Name of mobile web browser to automate. Should be an empty string if automating an app instead. |
‘Safari’ for iOS and ‘Chrome’, ‘Chromium’, or ‘Browser’ for Android |
newCommandTimeout |
How long (in seconds) Appium will wait for a new command from the client before assuming the client quit and ending the session |
e.g. 60 |
autoLaunch |
Whether to have Appium install and launch the app automatically. Default
true |
true, false |
language |
(Sim/Emu-only) Language to set for the simulator / emulator |
e.g. fr |
locale |
(Sim/Emu-only) Locale to set for the simulator / emulator |
e.g. fr_CA |
udid |
Unique device identifier of the connected physical device |
e.g. 1ae203187fc012g |
orientation |
(Sim/Emu-only) start in a certain orientation |
LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT |
autoWebview |
Move directly into Webview context. Default false |
true, false |
noReset |
Don’t reset app state before this session. Default
false |
true, false |
fullReset |
(iOS) Delete the entire simulator folder. (Android) Reset app state by uninstalling app instead of clearing app data. On Android, this will also remove the app after the session is complete. Default
false |
true, false |