CLI exit codes

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Exit codes

The App Center CLI tool returns an exit code that reflects whether App Center Test received the necessary information, or if it triggered an error. In this table, we list the exit codes with the corresponding explanation.

Exit code	Explanation
0	Success
1	Unknown Error
2	Invalid Options
3	App File Not Found
4	Assembly Directory Not Found
5	NUnit Not Found
6	UITest Not Found
7	Test Assemblies Not Found
8	Sign Info File Not Found
9	Key Store Not Found
10	dSym Not Found Or Not Directory
11	dSym Directory Wrong Extension
12	dSym Contains More than One Dwarf
13	Test Chunking Failed
14	Upload Negotiation Failed
15	Upload Failed
16	Job Status Retrieval Failed
17	NUnit Report Not Returned
18	Job Failed
19	Test Failures
20	Incompatible Versions
21	No Tests Would Run
22	Data File Not Contained In Assembly Directory
23	Data File Not Found
24	Did Not Pass Validation
25	Cancelled
26	NUnit Version Unsupported
27	Artifacts Directory Invalid

Getting help

You can always contact us through the ? > Contact Support icon in the upper-right hand corner. We don't provide 24/7 support, but will strive to reply as fast as possible.

To help debug your test run, you can navigate to the test run in question and copy the URL from your browser and paste it into the support conversation. A test run URL looks like something like

https://appcenter.ms/orgs/OrgName/apps/App-Name/test/runs/77a1c67e-2cfb-4bbd-a75a-eb2b4fd0a747.