Appium with C#
Test your native and hybrid apps on a real device cloud. This guide helps you run your first test build on a real Android or iOS device on BrowserStack.
Prerequisites
BrowserStack Username and Access key. You can find this in your account profile section. If you do not have an account yet, sign up for a Free Trial.
The BrowserStack SDK for C# is currently not available on Mac computers with the M1 and M2 chip architecture.
Run a sample build
Run a sample C# test build using your preferred method on BrowserStack:
Get sample project
Get our sample project by following these steps:
Import the downloaded project
Click File > Open. Navigate to your project and open it.
Configure your browserstack.yml config file
The browserstack.yml file holds all the required capabilities to run your tests on BrowserStack. It is found in your project’s (android/ios) root folder and is part of downloaded sample.
Set access credentials
Set userName and accessKey parameters in the browserstack.yml file, available in the root directory, to authenticate your tests on BrowserStack.
Select Android or iOS devices from a list of 150+ available combinations:
Use one of our sample apps to run your first Appium test on BrowserStack App Automate. Choose from the options below:
Update the browserstack.yml config file
Replace the platforms object in the browserstack.yml file.
Run sample tests on BrowserStack!
Follow these steps to run your test on BrowserStack.
On the Visual Studio toolbar, select Test > Test Explorer.
Right-click on your test and click Run.
Get sample project
Get our sample project using one of the following options.
Option 1: Download the project
Option 2: Clone the Git repository
Clone our sample Git repository using these commands.
Configure your browserstack.yml config file
The browserstack.yml file holds all the required capabilities to run your tests on BrowserStack. It is found in your project’s (android/ios) root folder and is part of downloaded sample.
Set access credentials
Set userName and accessKey parameters in the browserstack.yml file, available in the root directory, to authenticate your tests on BrowserStack.
Select Android or iOS devices from a list of 150+ available combinations:
Use one of our sample apps to run your first Appium test on BrowserStack App Automate. Choose from the options below:
Update the browserstack.yml config file
Replace the platforms object in the browserstack.yml file.
Run sample tests on BrowserStack!
Based on the devices and app selected, cd to the right project, install dependencies, and run a sample test build on BrowserStack
cd android
dotnet build
dotnet test --filter "Category=sample-test"
cd ios
dotnet build
dotnet test --filter "Category=sample-test"
Next steps
After you have successfully run your first test on BrowserStack, try integrating your test suite with BrowserStack.
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