Use Appium Inspector for automated app testing

Upload your Android (.apk file) or iOS (.ipa file) apps to the BrowserStack servers using any of the menthods mentioned in the upload and manage apps document. For example, to upload apps using the REST API, use the following cURL request:

curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X POST "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/upload" \
-F "file=@/path/to/app/file/app-debug.apk" \

Here is an example REST API response :

{
    "app_url":"bs://f7c874f21852ba57957a3fdc33f47514288c4ba4",
}

We use the app_url value later to set the app capability.

In Appium Inspector, select BrowserStack from the list of cloud providers to start a session window.

On the new session window, enter your BrowserStack username and access key to configure BrowserStack credentials on Appium inspector. You can retrieve these credentials from BrowserStack’s Account Settings page.

Configure BrowserStack capabilities in the Desired Capabilities tab on Appium inspector. Use the app_url value obtained in STEP 1 to set the app capability value. You also need to set the device value. Refer to the Capabilities reference page for a list of supported capabilities.