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app_open_url

This tool on every surface: CLI · MCP · Python · JavaScript · Go · Java · .NET

Open a URL or deep link on the device — the quickest way to reach a specific screen without tapping through to it.

Changes the device, the app or the session: readOnlyHint is false.

Arguments​

NameTypeRequiredWhat it is
devicestringDevice serial to target, e.g. "emulator-5554". Omit when only one device is running.
driverstring: uiautomator2, uiautomator, wdaDriver to use: "uiautomator2" (default for Android; fast, installs a server APK on first use), "uiautomator" (Android, installs nothing, slower, cannot type), or "wda" (WebDriverAgent: iOS simulators and iPhones).
urlstringyesA URL or app deep link, e.g. "myapp://cart".

Examples​

Each is the arguments of a tools/call request; the first is shown whole.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "app_open_url",
    "arguments": {
      "url": "myapp://cart"
    }
  }
}

On a device​

mobium open https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app on an Android 15 emulator

mobium open https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app on an Android 15 emulator