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AppHub Tether

Launch

Asks the AppHub launcher to launch another installed app. The launcher is brought to the foreground before starting the app.

GET http://127.0.0.1:7420/launch
Requires X-AppHub-Token header or Authorization: AppID:AppKey — see Authentication
This endpoint requires AppHub Store to be running on your machine. The live tester calls your local AppHub instance directly.

Query parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
appidrequiredThe packagename of the app to launch

Success response 200

{
  "ok": true,
  "appid": "com.studio.otherapp"
}

Errors

ReasonCause
not_installedThe target app is not installed on this machine
missing_appidThe appid query parameter was not provided
internal_errorUnexpected error when launching
alreadyRunningField in response when app was already open — it is not launched again