# shake

Perform a shake action on the device. Supports iOS Simulator and real devices.

> **Note:** Falls back to the deprecated Appium 2 protocol endpoint if the driver does not support the `mobile:` execute method.

## Usage[​](#usage "Direct link to Usage")

```
await browser.shake()
```

## Example[​](#example "Direct link to Example")

shake.js

```
it('should shake the device', async () => {
    await browser.shake()
})
```

## Support[​](#support "Direct link to Support")

![Support for ios](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)

**Supported platforms:** iOS

note

Refer to the official [Appium driver documentation](https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/ecosystem/) to see which driver versions support this command.