Appium
Appium is an open-source test automation framework governed by the OpenJS Foundation, designed to facilitate UI automation of many app platforms including mobile (iOS, Android), browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), desktop (macOS, Windows), and TV (Roku, tvOS, Android TV). It implements the W3C WebDriver protocol and provides an extensible ecosystem of drivers, clients, and plugins.
Appium publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Actions API, Alerts API, Appium Device API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Android, Cross-Platform, iOS, Mobile Testing, and Open-Source.
The Appium catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Appium’s developer surface includes getting-started guide, documentation, support, Stack Overflow tag, YouTube channel, changelog, tooling, and 17 more developer resources.
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APIs 13
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Appium Inspector
Standalone GUI inspector for mobile apps that communicates with an Appium server, enabling visual element inspection and XPath generation for test authoring.
Appium UiAutomator2 Driver
The primary Appium driver for Android automation, backed by Google's UiAutomator2 framework. Supports Android 5.0+ devices and emulators.
Appium XCUITest Driver
The primary Appium driver for iOS and tvOS automation, backed by Apple's XCTest framework. Supports iOS 12+ and macOS Sequoia.
Appium Actions API
W3C Actions API for complex input sequences
Appium Alerts API
Dialog and alert handling
Appium Appium Device API
Appium-specific device commands (app management, files, keyboard)
Appium Appium Session API
Appium session settings and capabilities
Appium Cookies API
Cookie management
Appium Elements API
Element discovery and interaction
Appium Navigation API
Browser and app navigation commands
Appium Screenshots API
Screenshot capture
Appium Server API
Server status and session listing
Appium Sessions API
WebDriver session lifecycle management
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Open Collections 11
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Alerts API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Appium Device API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Appium Session API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Cookies API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Elements API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Navigation API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Screenshots API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Actions Server API
OPEN COLLECTIONAppium Server Actions Sessions API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
MCP Server
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 10
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
appium-troubleshooting
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-android
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-bundletool
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-chromium
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-espresso
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-ffmpeg
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-node
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-uiautomator2
AGENT SKILLenvironment-setup-xcuitest
AGENT SKILLxcuitest-real-device-config
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Appium Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Appium Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Appium Finops
FINOPSFeatures 7
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Multi-Platform Support
Automate iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, web browsers, and TV platforms from a single framework
WebDriver Protocol
Implements the W3C WebDriver protocol for standard, cross-platform automation
Extensible Driver Architecture
Plugin-based driver system supports any platform through community and official drivers
Multiple Language Clients
Official client libraries for Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, .NET, and more
WebDriver BiDi Support
Supports the next-generation WebDriver BiDi bidirectional protocol
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server for AI-assisted test automation
Inspector GUI
Visual app inspector for element discovery and XPath/accessibility ID generation
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Appium Server Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Appium API Rules
SPECTRALAppium API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 6
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
ActionSequence
JSON SCHEMAAppIdRequest
JSON SCHEMACookie
JSON SCHEMAErrorResponse
JSON SCHEMAFindElementRequest
JSON SCHEMASessionInfo
JSON SCHEMAJSON Structure 6
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Appium Server Action Sequence Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAppium Server App Id Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAppium Server Cookie Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAppium Server Error Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAppium Server Find Element Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAppium Server Session Info Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExamples 6
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Appium Server Cookie Example
EXAMPLESecurity Posture 1
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 5
What developers build with this provider.
Mobile App Testing
Automated functional and regression testing of iOS and Android native apps
Cross-Platform Test Suites
Single test codebase targeting multiple platforms and devices
CI/CD Integration
Running automated mobile tests in continuous integration pipelines
Web Automation
Browser automation on mobile and desktop via WebDriver
AI-Assisted Testing
Using the MCP server to enable AI agents to drive test execution
Integrations 7
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
BrowserStack
Cloud device farm integration for running Appium tests on real devices
Sauce Labs
Cloud testing platform with Appium support for real and virtual devices
LambdaTest
Cloud test execution platform with Appium integration
TestNG
Java testing framework commonly used with Appium Java client
pytest
Python testing framework used with the Appium Python client
WebdriverIO
JavaScript test automation framework with built-in Appium support
Selenium Grid
Distributed test execution grid compatible with Appium sessions
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Resources
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 3
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 7
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 1
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API
Source (apis.yml)
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