Set Clipboard

Set the content of the system clipboard

Example Usage

// Java
// base64Content is Base64-encoded content
driver.setClipboard("label", ClipboardContentType.PLAINTEXT, base64Content);
driver.setClipboardText("happy testing");

# Python
self.driver.set_clipboard('happy testing')
self.driver.set_clipboard_text('happy testing')

// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
await driver.setClipboard('happy testing', 'plaintext')



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// wd example
await driver.setClipboard('happy testing', 'plaintext')

# Ruby
# ruby_lib example
set_clipboard content: 'happy testing'


[//]: # (DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! This is an auto-generated file. Editing for this document happens in /commands-yml/commands/device/clipboard/set-clipboard.yml)
# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.set_clipboard content: 'happy testing'

# PHP
// PHP Code here

// C#
// CSharp Code here

Description

Set the content of the system clipboard

Support

Appium Server

Platform Driver Platform Versions Appium Version Driver Version
iOS XCUITest 9.3+ 1.6.0+ All
UIAutomation None None None
Android Espresso ?+ 1.9.0+ All
UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator None None None
Mac Mac None None None
Windows Windows None None None

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All seleniumhq.github.io
Python All github.com
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All iOS Android
PHP None github.com
C# None github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

POST /wd/hub/session/:session_id/appium/device/set_clipboard

URL Parameters

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

JSON Parameters

name type description
content String The actual base64 encoded clipboard content.
contentType string The type of the content to get. Plaintext, Image, URL. Android supports only plaintext.
label string Clipboard data label for Android.

Response

Response from Appium server (string)

See Also