Go Back

Navigate backwards in the browser history, if possible (Web context only)

Example Usage

driver.back();

self.driver.back()

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



// wd example
await driver.back();

@driver.back()

// TODO C# sample

// TODO PHP sample

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 UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator 4.2+ All All
Mac Mac ?+ 1.6.4+ All
Windows Windows 10+ 1.6.0+ All

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All seleniumhq.github.io
Python All selenium-python.readthedocs.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All webdriver.io
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All www.rubydoc.info
PHP All github.com
C# All github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

POST /wd/hub/session/:session_id/back

URL Parameters

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

JSON Parameters

None

Response

null

See Also