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Integrate Appium Inspector with App Live UI Inspector

App Live enables you to test and debug web view elements of your app by using the UI Inspector in the Devtools section of the testing dashboard.

Enabling UI Inspector in App Live Devtools displays the complete XPath to the web element that you select on your app. To write testing scripts and debug your apps by accessing relative XPaths of elements and searching for elements using XPaths, App Live enables you to integrate Appium Inspector with the App Live UI Inspector.

Supported OS and Appium Inspector

Some devices running iOS 15 might not support Appium Inspector integration.

Supported operating system Android 11 and above
iOS 12 and above
Supported Appium Inspector Version Appium Inspector versions up to 2023.8.1

Integrate Appium Inspector

Important: If your App Live test session is inactive for longer than the set idle timeout while using Appium Inspector, you are logged out of the session. On the Appium Inspector interface, a 404 error is displayed if you refresh the source after being logged out of the App Live session.
  1. Log in to the App Live dashboard.
  2. Upload or install your app, and select the device from the device listing, to launch your test session.
  3. On the Devtools pane, click the INSPECT (BETA) tab.
  4. Click the Play button to initiate UI inspector.
    The UI Inspect: On button is displayed on the dashboard. Initiate UI Inspector
  5. In your app, select the UI element you want to debug and click Integrate Appium Inspector. Integrate Appium Inspector
  6. Copy and save the Remote Host, Remote Port, and Remote Path details from the Connection details prompt. Copy connection details
  7. On the Appium Inspector interface, enter the Remote Host, Remote Port, and Remote Path details that you had copied from the Connection details prompt.
  8. Refresh your session ID and click Attach to Session. Enter details on Appium Inspector interface

The App Live device screen is visible as a source on the Appium Inspector interface, and you can inspect and debug elements of your app within the set App Live idle session timeout limit.

You can continue your App Live test session after stopping an Appium Inspector session, as stopping Appium Inspector does not impact an active App Live session.

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