appium/docs/en/commands/interactions/touch/touch-perform.md

Automation for Apps.

# Touch Perform

Perform a touch action sequence
## Example Usage

```java
// Java
TouchAction action = new TouchAction(driver);
action.press(10, 10);
action.moveTo(10, 100);
action.release();
action.perform();

```

```python
# Python
from appium.webdriver.common.touch_action import TouchAction

actions = TouchAction(driver)
actions.tap_and_hold(20, 20)
actions.move_to(10, 100)
actions.release()
actions.perform()

```

```javascript
// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
driver.touchPerform([
  { action: 'press', options: { x: 100, y: 250 }},
  { action: 'moveTo', options: { x: 300, y: 100 }},
  { action: 'release' }
]);



// wd example
let action = new wd.TouchAction();
action.press({x: 10, y: 10});
action.moveTo({x: 10, y: 100});
action.release();
action.perform();
await driver.performTouchAction(action);

```

```ruby
# Ruby
@driver.touch_action.down(element).move_to(10, 100).up(50, 50).perform

```

```php
# PHP
// TODO PHP sample

```

```csharp
// C#
// TODO C# sample

```


## Description

This functionality is only available from within a native context

'Touch Perform' works similarly to the other singular touch interactions, except that this allows you to chain together more than one touch action as one
command. This is useful because Appium commands are sent over the network and there's latency between commands. This latency can make certain touch 
interactions impossible because some interactions need to be performed in one sequence. Vertical, for example, requires pressing down, moving to a different
y coordinate, and then releasing. For it to work, there can't be a delay between the interactions.


## Support

### Appium Server

|Platform|Driver|Platform Versions|Appium Version|Driver Version|
|--------|----------------|------|--------------|--------------|
| iOS | [XCUITest](/docs/en/drivers/ios-xcuitest.md) | 9.3+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
|  | [UIAutomation](/docs/en/drivers/ios-uiautomation.md) | 8.0 to 9.3 | All | All |
| Android | [UiAutomator2](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator2.md) | ?+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
|  | [UiAutomator](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator.md) | 4.2+ | All | All |
| Mac | [Mac](/docs/en/drivers/mac.md) | ?+ | 1.6.4+ | All |
| Windows | [Windows](/docs/en/drivers/windows.md) | 10+ | 1.6.0+ | All |

### Appium Clients

|Language|Support|Documentation|
|--------|-------|-------------|
|[Java](https://github.com/appium/java-client/releases/latest)| All |  [appium.github.io](http://appium.github.io/java-client/io/appium/java_client/TouchAction.html)  |
|[Python](https://github.com/appium/python-client/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/appium/python-client/blob/master/appium/webdriver/common/touch_action.py)  |
|[Javascript (WebdriverIO)](http://webdriver.io/index.html)| All |  [webdriver.io](http://webdriver.io/api/mobile/performTouchAction.html)  |
|[Javascript (WD)](https://github.com/admc/wd/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L1546)  |
|[Ruby](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/releases/latest)| All |  [www.rubydoc.info](http://www.rubydoc.info/github/appium/ruby_lib/Appium/TouchAction)  |
|[PHP](https://github.com/appium/php-client/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/appium/php-client/)  |
|[C#](https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/)  |

## HTTP API Specifications

### Endpoint

`POST /session/:session_id/touch/perform`

### URL Parameters

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

### JSON Parameters

|name|type|description|
|----|----|-----------|
| action | `string` | The type of action to perform (moveTo|release|press|tap|wait) |
| options | `object` | The parameters of the action |
| opts.element | `string` | The ID of the element |
| opts.x | `number` | The X coordinate of the operation (relative to top left corner) |
| opts.y | `number` | The Y coordinate of the operation (relative to top left corner) |
| opts.count | `number` | Tap count |

### Response

null

## See Also

* [JSONWP Specification](https://github.com/appium/appium-base-driver/blob/master/lib/mjsonwp/routes.js#L292)