Specify application under test

After uploading your app to BrowserStack servers using REST API, you are ready to run your Appium tests on BrowserStack App Automate. In your Appium test scripts, you first need to reference your uploaded app using the app capability. During test execution, BrowserStack will automatically fetch and install your app on target device(s). In order to do so, you need to set the app capability in one of the following ways :

1. Using an app_url value : This is returned in the response to an app upload REST API request.
2. Using a custom_id value : This is the custom ID you defined in an app upload REST API request. By default, it will pick the last build of your uploaded app under the given custom ID.
3. Using a shareable_id value : This is returned in the response to an app upload REST API request. It enables other users in your organization to test an app you uploaded.

Examples:

Use app_url to specify the app

DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("app", "bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343");

var capabilities = {
	'app': 'bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343'
}

DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.SetCapability("app", "bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343");

$capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
$capabilities->setCapability("app", "bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343");

desired_cap = {
	'app': 'bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343'
}

desired_caps = {
    'app': 'bs://9fg0rt302be241e6524ebc67253ecdee266343'
}

Use custom_id to specify the app:

DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("app", "MyCalculatorApp");

var capabilities = {
	'app': 'MyCalculatorApp'
}

DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.SetCapability("app", "MyCalculatorApp");

$capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
$capabilities->setCapability("app", "MyCalculatorApp");

desired_cap = {
	'app': 'MyCalculatorApp'
}

desired_caps = {
    'app': 'MyCalculatorApp'
}