Appium

Introduction

Appium is the core component of this documentation, serving as the primary tool for automating mobile applications on both Android and iOS platforms. As an open-source framework, Appium enables developers and testers to write UI automation tests for native, hybrid, and mobile web applications using a single, unified API.

Key features of Appium include:

• Cross-platform support: Automate applications on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms without modifying the test code.
• Language agnostic: Write tests in C#, Python, Java or JavaScript/Typescript.

Checking current version

To check if Appium is already installed in your system, open your terminal and type:

appium --version

If an error message appears after the above command, then you need to install Appium.

Prerequisites

• Node.js

Installation

Appium can be installed globally using npm. Open your terminal and type:

npm install -g appium

After the installation, close and re-open the terminal and check the current version again.

Running Appium

To start Appium server, open your terminal and type:

appium

Appium Status

To check if appium server is healthy, open this endpoint on a web browser: http://127.0.0.1:4723/status
The result should be a JSON like this:

{
    "value": {
        "ready": true,
        "message": "The server is ready to accept new connections",
        "build": {
            "version": "2.18.0"
        }
    }
}