Specify spec files to run

Learn how to specify a subset of tests that you want to run

You can specify the set of specs that you want to run on BrowserStack in two ways:

Mentioning the spec files details in browserstack.json
Using the CLI parameter

Using browserstack.json

You can use the specs key in run_settings option to specify the spec files that you want to run on BrowserStack.

Key	Accepted values
`specs`	An array of patterns (file paths or regexes) that match the spec files that you want to run

For example:

Cypress v10 and higher
Cypress v9 and lower

//browserstack.json
{
  ...
  "run_settings": {
    ...
    "specs": ["cypress/e2e/1-getting-started/todo.cy.js", "cypress/e2e/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"]
    ...
  }
  ...
}

//browserstack.json
{
  ...
  "run_settings": {
    ...
    "specs": ["cypress/integration/1-getting-started/todo.cy.js", "cypress/integration/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"]
    ...
  }
  ...
}

Using the CLI

You can use the following args while running the tests using the run command:

Arg	Shorthand	Accepted values
`--spec`	`-s`	Comma separated patterns (an exact path or a regex) for your spec files

For example:

Cypress v10 and higher
Cypress v9 and lower

# Run a single spec instead of everything
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/e2e/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"

# Run all tests matching the regex / glob
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/e2e/2-advanced-examples/**/*"

# Run multiple spec files
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/e2e/1-getting-started/todo.cy.js,cypress/e2e/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"

# Run a single spec instead of everything
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/integration/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"

# Run all tests matching the regex / glob
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/integration/2-advanced-examples/**/*"

# Run multiple spec files
browserstack-cypress run --sync --spec "cypress/integration/1-getting-started/todo.cy.js,cypress/integration/2-advanced-examples/actions.cy.js"

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