How to Launch Safari Browser in Selenium

Submitted by devraj on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 22:24

To launch a safari browser using selenium you don't need to download driver like chrome or Firefox; instead of driver you have to enable few settings on Safari Browser.

Step 1: Go to Safari -> Preferences

preferences in safari

Step 2: From Advanced section, Select checkbox Show Develop Menu in menu bar

Step 3: From Develop Menu Select Allow Remote Automation

Step 4: Add following code to intialize and launch website using Safari Driver.

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.safari.SafariDriver;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

public class SafariBrowser 
{
    WebDriver driver;
		
    @Test
    public void MyMethod()
    {
        driver = new SafariDriver();
        driver.get("https://www.programsbuzz.com");	
        driver.manage().window().maximize();
        driver.quit();
    }
}

In above code,

WebDriver makes direct calls to the browser using each browser’s native support for automation. It uses browser driver for this communication.
new SafariDriver(), Here we are creating instance of SafariDriver to launch Safari Browser.
driver.get() is used to navigate particular URL of Website.

Safari Could not start a new session

If you are getting below error during execution. Make sure Safari is closed properly.

Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: Could not create a session: The Safari instance is already paired with another WebDriver session.

To close safari manually go to Safari -> Quit Safari

Safari Could not start a new session