# sendkeys

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## AppserverClient Command Line Interface

### sendkeys

sends keys to an active session.

**Category: Sessions**

```
AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id rdp:5 -keys "abc<enter>123<enter>" [-wait 5000] [-delay 200]  
```

### Arguments

* **`id (mandatory)`** Specify the ID of the session to where the key inputs are sent.
* **`keys (mandatory)`** Input the keys which are sent to the session.
* **`wait (optional)`** Wait for the specified number of milliseconds before sending keys.
* **`delay (optional)`** Delay each keystroke with the specified number of milliseconds.

### Return codes:

ok - Command was successful\
NotAvailable - Communication with the client backend failed, ensure that the client is running\
InvalidId - Invalid connection, object or session ID\
InvalidArgs - Some arguments are missing or invalid\
InvalidState - Command failed due to invalid state, refer to the command for further information\
Exception - System problem

### Examples:

AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id rdp:5 -keys\
AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id session:55435 -keys ABC123

### Notes:

Can be used with RDP connections or a session from both RAS or RDP connection.\
Can send the following keys:\
0-9, a-z, A-Z, f1-f24, space character, and symbol characters like !^#.\
The keyboard layout of the local computer needs to match the remote session.\
Can send the following special keys enclosed in <>:\
ENTER, CTRL+ALT+DEL, BACKSPACE, TAB, HOME, PGUP, PGDOWN, END, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, ESCAPE, DELETE, ALT+F4\
Can send the CTRL+ALT to toggle the state of these keys.\
Wait is the time waited, in milliseconds, before the keys are sent.\
Delay is in milliseconds and is per keystroke.

### See also:

[sendmouseevents](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/sendmouseevents.md)\
[sendkeyboardevents](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/sendkeyboardevents.md)\
[getsessionsinfo](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/getsessionsinfo.md)\
[disconnectsession](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/disconnectsession.md)\
[uploadfile](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/uploadfile.md)\
[downloadfile](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/downloadfile.md)


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