Safari Tools API

The Safari Tools API topic covers browser automation design for Safari: navigation, selectors, screenshots, and evidence. Start with a specific user journey and decide what would demonstrate that it worked.

Define the browser context

A Safari workflow should describe the actual Apple-platform environment and browser target it represents. Keep navigation, readiness, and expected page behavior explicit. A familiar interface can still behave differently when platform details change.

Check what your result represents

A WebKit engine run and an actual Safari run describe different test environments. Choose the environment that answers your compatibility question and state it clearly in the result. Do not label one as the other.

Build a readable flow

• Open the intended page in the chosen session.
• Wait for the meaningful state needed by the next action.
• Use an unambiguous locator for the intended control.
• Assert the outcome and collect the relevant evidence.

For mobile Safari scenarios, include the device or simulator context in the plan. Viewport emulation can help evaluate layout, but it does not reproduce every behavior of a mobile operating system, browser, or hardware combination.

Investigate the first divergence

A missing element, an unexpected redirect, and an unavailable browser are different failures. Keep them distinguishable in logs. Save an image when it helps explain the outcome, but retain the event context that tells a reviewer how the page reached that state.

Use the browser automation and selectors guide to improve target selection. The navigation workflow and screenshot workflow provide focused checklists. Compare the broader browser tools API approach before expanding your environment matrix.