AWS Device Farm
AWS Device Farm
AWS Device Farm API runs mobile app and web automation tests on real phones/tablets/browsers — supports iOS/Android with thousands of devices.
Real physical devices (not simulators)
Charged per device-minute — large test matrices get expensive
CreateProject + CreateUpload to upload app + test bundle → ScheduleRun on a device pool. Results in console or API.
Uptime · 30-day window
GitHub activity
About this API
Device Farm is AWS's mobile testing cloud. The problem: Android fragmentation is severe (thousands of devices, dozens of OS versions, manufacturer customizations), developers can't physically own all devices locally. Device Farm provides cloud-hosted real-device fleets — your CI builds app → uploads app + test bundle → runs tests on a device pool → fetches results. Supports Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, Robotium, and other mainstream frameworks. Beyond automation, also supports "remote access" — operate real devices in-browser for manual testing (especially useful for QA teams). Comparable to BrowserStack, Sauce Labs; AWS version's benefits are AWS ecosystem integration (direct CodePipeline invocation) and relatively cheaper pricing.
What you can build
- 1Mobile app cross-device compatibility testing
- 2Web cross-browser/resolution testing
- 3CI automation test integration
- 4Remote manual testing (real-time hands-on with physical devices)
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- Real physical devices (not simulators)
- Thousands of device models (including old Android)
- Supports mainstream frameworks: Appium, Espresso, XCUITest
Limitations
- Charged per device-minute — large test matrices get expensive
- Latest iOS devices arrive in fleet with delay
- Remote manual testing UX worse than local (network latency)
Getting started
CreateProject + CreateUpload to upload app + test bundle → ScheduleRun on a device pool. Results in console or API.
FAQ
Device Farm vs. BrowserStack?+
CI on AWS + want AWS toolchain integration: Device Farm. Multi-platform / multi-cloud: BrowserStack has a larger and faster-updated device library.
Technical details
- Auth type
- unknown
- Pricing
- unknown
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- python, javascript, go, java
- Response time
- 45 ms
- Last health check
- 6/26/2026, 6:22:15 AM
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