How to control Chromedriver using curl

1. download chromedriver.exe on windows/mac, go to the same directory and run this command:

On Mac: ./chromedriver &
On Windows: chromedriver.exe

2. Create a session:
Java Code:
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

Curl Command:
curl -XPOST http://localhost:9515/session -d ‘{“desiredCapabilities”:{“browserName”:”chrome”}}’

3. launch a URL:
Java Code:
driver.get(“https://www.google.com”);

Curl Command:
curl http://localhost:9515/session/142a7f9bb57b8fda48636c8709df9591/url -d ‘{“url”:”https://www.google.com”}’

4. find an element:
Java Code:
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name(“q”));

Curl Command:
curl http://localhost:9515/session/142a7f9bb57b8fda48636c8709df9591/element -d ‘{“using”:”name”, “value”:”q”}’

5. enter text in element:
Java Code:
element.sendKeys(“Naveen AutomationLabs”);

Curl Command:
curl http://localhost:9515/session/142a7f9bb57b8fda48636c8709df9591/element/0.45843488917986774-1/value -d ‘{“value”:[“Naveen Automation Labs”]}’

6. Quit Browser/close the session:
Java Code:
driver.quit();

Curl Command:
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:9515/session/142a7f9bb57b8fda48636c8709df9591

Cheers!!
Naveen AutomationLabs