Add accessibility validation to Appium script

Accessibility validation flags issues like touch target size, color contrast, and content labeling on the screens your Appium automation session visits. Results appear in Session Explorer after the session completes.

By default, Appium automation sessions return no accessibility validation results. Add the required capabilities to your script to run validation during the session.

Prerequisites

  • Accessibility validation is included in your Kobiton subscription.

  • Your script uses an Appium automation session.

Required capabilities

Add both capabilities to your Appium session. When either is omitted, no accessibility results are recorded.

Capability Value

kobiton:accessibilityValidation

true

kobiton:scriptlessCapture

true

Example
capabilities.setCapability("kobiton:accessibilityValidation", true);
capabilities.setCapability("kobiton:scriptlessCapture", true);

Behavior to expect

  • Expect additional runtime overhead per session.

  • Accessibility results are still being processed after the session ends. Allow several minutes before treating counts as final.