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Close an app on device

Example Usage

driver.closeApp();

self.driver.close_app()

// webdriver.io example
driver.closeApp();

// wd example
await driver.closeApp();

# ruby_lib example
close_app

# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.close_app

driver.CloseApp();

Support

Appium Server

Platform Driver Platform Versions Appium Version Driver Version
iOS XCUITest 9.3+ 1.6.0+ All
UIAutomation 8.0 to 9.3 All All
Android Espresso None None None
UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator 4.3+ All All
Mac Mac None None None
Windows Windows None None None

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All appium.github.io
Python All appium.github.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All www.rubydoc.info
C# All github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

POST /session/:session_id/appium/app/close

URL Parameters

name description
session_id ID of the session to route the command to

JSON Parameters

None

Response

null

See Also