APIs

APIs allow you to access and interact with the services offered in the Manage Packages menu. You can use these APIs when you design coded automations. Visit Coded Automations to learn about coded automations and how to design them using APIs.

Note: Using Go to Definition (F12) allows you to access the definition of UiPath APIs for a certain service. We recommend relying only on the directly exposed APIs when you implement coded automations. Other APIs that are not directly exposed with a service are subject to change without prior notification.

Overloads

APIs often have overloads, which means they provide multiple versions of the same method with different parameter options. Overloads allow you to customize the behavior of the API based on your specific requirements. For example, a UI Automation API may have an overload that accepts a timeout parameter to specify the maximum time to wait for a UI element to appear before ending execution.

By using the APIs with their respective overloads, you can easily achieve your desired automation logic and behavior.

Mobile Automation APIs

This section includes the APIs found in the UiPath.MobileAutomation.API.Models service.

API	Description
Dispose	Releases resources used during automation, clears memory taken up by these actions, and returns the Connection back to its original state. This makes these resources available for other tasks on a Connection.
DrawPattern	Draws a path marked by multiple points on the device screen. The points that create the path are recorded from the path of the finger on the device screen. You can add multiple finger paths to simulate screen interactions that involve multiple fingers.
ElementExists	Returns a boolean variable that states whether a specified UI element exists.
ExecuteCommand	Execute native mobile commands that are not associated with a specific endpoint.
Finalize	Enables an object to perform cleanup operations and release resources before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. Implements the Object.Finalize method.
GetAttribute	Retrieves an attribute of a specified UI element.
GetDeviceOrientation	Retrieves the current orientation of the specified mobile device.
GetLogTypes	Retrieves the log types from a device connected via the mobile device Connection.
GetPageSource	Retrieves the page source from a mobile device connected via the Connection class.
GetSelectedItem	Retrieves the selected item from a target UI element.
GetSessionIdentifier	Retrieve the session ID of the current Mobile Device Manager connection to route HTTP commands to Appium endpoints so you can perform custom actions.
GetSystemTime	Retrieves the current time of the device.
GetText	Extracts the text from a specified UI element and returns it as a String variable.
InstallApp	Installs a specified app on a mobile device connected via Connection.
ManageCurrentApplication	Resets or launches the current app for this session.
ManageOtherApplication	Manages other applications using commands.
OpenDeepLink	Opens a deep link inside an application.
OpenUrl	Opens a URL in Chrome. The current active application should be Chrome, having at least one opened tab, before calling this method.
PositionalSwipe	Swipes to a predefined location on the screen with starting and ending points.
PressHardwareButton	Presses a hardware button on the connected device.
SaveLogs	Save logs of a specific type to a file.
SetDeviceGeoLocation	Sets the current geo-location of the device.
SetDeviceOrientation	Changes and then retrieves the orientation of the connected device.
SetSelectedItem	Sets the selected item on a target UI element.
SetText	Types the specified text into a target UI element, recognized by Mobile Automation.
Swipe	The swipe operation iterates through multiple swipes on the list (up to MaxNumberOfSwipes) until it locates the specified element.
TakeScreenshot	Takes a screenshot of the screen of the mobile device you are using with custom dimensions specified in the Height and Width parameters.
Tap	Returns a boolean variable that states whether a specified UI element exists. The API doesn't have a return value, but if the specified UI element exists (boolean value), then it performs tap operations on it.
TypeText	Takes the content typed through the keyboard and pastes it into the currently active UI element. To paste the text inside the element that you want, you need to focus wherever on the UI where you want to paste the text. You can use this API when automating applications for which you need to type text through the keyboard, but without a target element that is recognized by Mobile Automation.

Using APIs

Use the following format, to call an API from the corresponding service: service.API. For example, system.GetAsset.

Using Mobile Automation APIs

To use Mobile Automation APIs, you first establish a connection to your device and application (visit Connection to learn more), then call the desired automation methods on this connection, such as connection.Tap(<selector>); or var orientation = connection.GetDeviceOrientation();.