Integration URL
Create URLs, with testing options as parameters, to instantly start a browser on BrowserStack Live.
How to integrate
Create URLs, with testing options as parameters, to instantly start a browser on BrowserStack Live. You can integrate these URLs into your application, bookmark, and share them with others.
Integration URL parameters
Parameters | Values |
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os OS you want to integrate. |
Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, or Winphone. Default: Windows |
os_version OS version you want to integrate. |
Windows: XP, 7, 8 and 8.1. OS X: Lion, Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite. Default: XP for Windows, Snow Leopard for OS X |
browser (desktop only) Browser you want to integrate. |
Firefox, Safari, IE, Chrome, Opera. Default: Firefox |
browser_version (desktop only) Browser version you want to integrate. |
View list of browser versions list of browser versions to update this field. Default: 10.0 |
device (mobile only) Mobile device you want to integrate. |
View list of browser versions to update this field. Default: 10.0 |
resolution Resolution you want to integrate. |
responsive-mode: Uses entire screen of your browser and accesses any resolution by just resizing your browser. Windows (XP, 7): 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 2048x1536 Windows (8,8.1,10): 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 2048x1536 OS X: 1024x768, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1080 Default: responsive-mode |
scale_to_fit Enable or disable scale to fit mode. |
true or false Default: true |
speed Toggle between fast speed or high quality. |
1 for fast speed, 2 for high quality. Default: 1 |
start Enable or disable auto start mode. |
true or false Default: false |
src Unique tracking parameter. |
Please use a special key for traffic from your source so that we can track it accurately. |
url Specify URL to test. |
URLs can be of 3 types: Public: e.g. google.com Local folders: e.g. filename that needs to be tested e.g. test.html Local servers: e.g. http://localhost:3000/sign_up |
Local Testing using Extensions local Enable or disable Local Testing. force-local Define whether all URL’s, private or public, should be resolved through your network. |
Mandatorily pass local=true to enable Local Testing. Default: false true or false Default: false |
Local Testing using Binaries (works only for browsers which don’t support Local Testing extensions) local Enable or disable Local Testing. use_cmd_local Useful for browsers not supporting Local Testing browser extensions. folder Note: Local folder testing with browser extensions via Integrations API is not supported. |
Mandatorily pass local=true to enable Local Testing. Default: false Pass use_cmd_local=true if you specifically want to use the binaries for Local Testing. Default: false Note: Local Testing using binaries should already be running in order to use this feature. If you want to do local folder testing, then specify the absolute path of your directory in following format: Mac: /Users/.. Windows: C:\Users\Public..> |
Examples
To test Windows 7 / IE 8 / responsive-mode:
https://live.browserstack.com/dashboard#os=Windows&os_version=7&browser=IE&browser_version=8.0&scale_to_fit=true&url=www.google.com&resolution=responsive-mode&speed=1&start=true
To test Windows 7 / IE 8 / 1024x768:
https://live.browserstack.com/dashboard#os=Windows&os_version=7&browser=IE&browser_version=8.0&scale_to_fit=true&url=www.google.com&resolution=1024x768&speed=1&start=true
To test Mac Lion / FF 12.0 / 1920x1080:
https://live.browserstack.com/dashboard#os=OS+X&os_version=lion&browser=Firefox&browser_version=12.0&scale_to_fit=true&url=www.google.com&resolution=1920x1080&speed=1&start=true
To test local servers on Mac Lion / FF 12.0 / 1920x1080 using multiple Local Testing connections:
https://live.browserstack.com/dashboard#os=OS+X&os_version=lion&browser=Firefox&browser_version=12.0&scale_to_fit=true&url=localhost:3000&resolution=1920x1080&speed=1&start=true&local=true&host_ports=localhost,3000,0,localhost,443,1
To test local folders (e.g. /Users/BrowserStack/test.html) on Mac Lion / Chrome 24.0 / 1920x1080 using Local Testing binaries:
./BrowserStackLocal -f YOUR_ACCESS_KEY /Users
BrowserStackLocal.exe -f YOUR_ACCESS_KEY /Users
https://live.browserstack.com/dashboard#os=OS+X&os_version=lion&browser=Chrome&browser_version=24.0&scale_to_fit=true&resolution=1920x1080&speed=1&start=true&use_cmd_local=true&local=true&folder=/Users&url=/BrowserStack/test.html
To instantly start a browser on BrowserStack, you can use URLs which have testing options as parameters. URLs can be integrated directly into applications, bookmarked, or shared with others.
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