Appium

Appium Sessions API

WebDriver session lifecycle management

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Operations 2

POST /session Appium Create Session #
DELETE /session/{sessionId} Appium Delete Session #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/
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APIReference
https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/reference/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/openapi/appium-sessions-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/appium/appium

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-session-info-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-find-element-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-app-id-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-action-sequence-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-cookie-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appium/refs/heads/main/json-schema/appium-server-error-response-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

appium-sessions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Appium Server Actions Sessions API
  description: The Appium Server API implements the W3C WebDriver protocol for mobile, web, desktop, and TV app automation. It provides endpoints for session management, element interaction, actions, screenshots, and Appium-specific device commands.
  version: 2.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  contact:
    name: Appium Community
    url: https://discuss.appium.io/
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: http://localhost:4723
  description: Local Appium server (default port)
tags:
- name: Sessions
  description: WebDriver session lifecycle management
paths:
  /session:
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      summary: Appium Create Session
      description: Creates a new WebDriver/Appium automation session with the given capabilities.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSessionRequest'
            examples:
              CreateSessionRequestExample:
                summary: Default createSession request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  capabilities:
                    alwaysMatch:
                      platformName: Android
                      appium:deviceName: emulator-5554
                      appium:app: /path/to/app.apk
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionResponse'
              examples:
                CreateSession200Example:
                  summary: Default createSession 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    sessionId: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                    value:
                      capabilities:
                        platformName: Android
                        deviceName: emulator-5554
        '500':
          description: Session creation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /session/{sessionId}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSession
      summary: Appium Delete Session
      description: Ends the current automation session and releases all associated resources.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - name: sessionId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique session identifier
        schema:
          type: string
        example: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmptyValueResponse'
              examples:
                DeleteSession200Example:
                  summary: Default deleteSession 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    value: null
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    EmptyValueResponse:
      title: EmptyValueResponse
      description: Standard response with null value
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          description: Always null for commands that have no return value
    ErrorResponse:
      title: ErrorResponse
      description: WebDriver error response
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: object
          properties:
            error:
              type: string
              description: Error code
              example: no such element
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
              example: An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.
            stacktrace:
              type: string
              description: Stack trace for debugging
    SessionResponse:
      title: SessionResponse
      description: Response from session creation
      type: object
      properties:
        sessionId:
          type: string
          description: The unique session identifier
          example: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
        value:
          type: object
          description: Session capabilities and metadata
    CreateSessionRequest:
      title: CreateSessionRequest
      description: Request body for creating a new WebDriver session
      type: object
      properties:
        capabilities:
          type: object
          description: W3C capabilities object with alwaysMatch and firstMatch
          properties:
            alwaysMatch:
              type: object
              description: Capabilities that must be matched exactly
            firstMatch:
              type: array
              description: List of capabilities to try matching in order
              items:
                type: object