The One Flag You Need to Make Appium v2 Work with Inspector

Intro:

You’ve installed Appium v2, launched your server from CMD, an opened Appium Desktop Inspector… but then you get this annoying error:
No route found for /wd/hub/session
Here's why it happens — and how to fix it instantly.

The Root Cause:

• Appium v2 dropped /wd/hub as a default base path

• Appium Inspector still assumes it’s there

• Mismatch causes 404 and confusion

The fix:

Start Appium like this:

appium --address 127.0.0.1 --port 4723 --base-path /wd/hub

Inspector Config:

• Remote Host: 127.0.0.1

• Remote Port: 4723

• Remote Path: /wd/hub

• Proxy: ❌Unchecked

Why it matters:

• Saves hours of debugging

• Works with existing automation scripting /wd/hub

• Needed until Inspector is updated or configurable path is auto-detected

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