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Place a file onto the device in a particular place
Example Usage
driver.pushFile("/data/local/tmp/foo.bar", new File("/Users/johndoe/files/foo.bar"));
dest_path = '/data/local/tmp/test_push_file.txt'
data = bytes('This is the contents of the file to push to the device.', 'utf-8')
self.driver.push_file(dest_path, base64.b64encode(data).decode('utf-8'))
// webdriver.io example
let data = Buffer.from("Hello World").toString('base64');
driver.pushFile('/data/local/tmp/file.txt', data);
// wd example
await driver.pushFileToDevice('/data/local/tmp/foo.bar', 'QXJlIHlvdXIgYmVlcnMgb2theT8=');
# ruby_lib example
push_file('/data/local/tmp/foo.bar', File.read('path/to/file.png'))
# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.push_file('/data/local/tmp/foo.bar', File.read('path/to/file.png'))
driver.PushFile("/data/local/tmp/foo.bar", new FileInfo("/Users/johndoe/files/foo.bar"))
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 | ?+ | 1.9.0+ | All |
| 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/device/push_file
URL Parameters
| name | description |
|---|---|
| session_id | ID of the session to route the command to |
JSON Parameters
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| path | string |
Path to install the data to |
| data | string |
Contents of file in base64 |
Response
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