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action=imagerotate

(main | imagerotate)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: MediaWiki
License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Rotate one or more images.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

rotation

Degrees to rotate image clockwise.

This parameter is required.

One of the following values: 90, 180, 270

continue

When more results are available, use this to continue. More detailed information on how to continue queries can be found on mediawiki.org.

tags

Tags to apply to the entry in the upload log.

Values (separate with | or alternative):

titles

A list of titles to work on.

Separate values with | or alternative.

Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).

pageids

A list of page IDs to work on.

Type: list of integers

Separate values with | or alternative.

Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).

revids

A list of revision IDs to work on. Note that almost all query modules will convert revision IDs to the corresponding page ID and work on the latest revision instead. Only prop=revisions uses exact revisions for its response.

Type: list of integers

Separate values with | or alternative.

Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).

generator

Get the list of pages to work on by executing the specified query module.

Note: Generator parameter names must be prefixed with a "g", see examples.

allcategories: Enumerate all categories.
alldeletedrevisions: List all deleted revisions by a user or in a namespace.
allfileusages: List all file usages, including non-existing.
allimages: Enumerate all images sequentially.
alllinks: Enumerate all links that point to a given namespace.
allpages: Enumerate all pages sequentially in a given namespace.
allredirects: List all redirects to a namespace.
allrevisions: List all revisions.
alltransclusions: List all transclusions (pages embedded using {{x}}), including non-existing.
backlinks: Find all pages that link to the given page.
categories: List all categories the pages belong to.
categorymembers: List all pages in a given category.
deletedrevisions: Get deleted revision information.
duplicatefiles: List all files that are duplicates of the given files based on hash values.
embeddedin: Find all pages that embed (transclude) the given title.
exturlusage: Enumerate pages that contain a given URL.
fileusage: Find all pages that use the given files.
images: Returns all files contained on the given pages.
imageusage: Find all pages that use the given image title.
iwbacklinks: Find all pages that link to the given interwiki link.
langbacklinks: Find all pages that link to the given language link.
links: Returns all links from the given pages.
linkshere: Find all pages that link to the given pages.
pageswithprop: List all pages using a given page property.
prefixsearch: Perform a prefix search for page titles.
protectedtitles: List all titles protected from creation.
querypage: Get a list provided by a QueryPage-based special page.
random: Get a set of random pages.
recentchanges: Enumerate recent changes.
redirects: Returns all redirects to the given pages.
revisions: Get revision information.
search: Perform a full text search.
templates: Returns all pages transcluded on the given pages.
transcludedin: Find all pages that transclude the given pages.
watchlist: Get recent changes to pages in the current user's watchlist.
watchlistraw: Get all pages on the current user's watchlist.

One of the following values: allcategories, alldeletedrevisions, allfileusages, allimages, alllinks, allpages, allredirects, allrevisions, alltransclusions, backlinks, categories, categorymembers, deletedrevisions, duplicatefiles, embeddedin, exturlusage, fileusage, images, imageusage, iwbacklinks, langbacklinks, links, linkshere, pageswithprop, prefixsearch, protectedtitles, querypage, random, recentchanges, redirects, revisions, search, templates, transcludedin, watchlist, watchlistraw

redirects

Automatically resolve redirects in titles, pageids, and revids, and in pages returned by generator.

Type: boolean (details)

converttitles

Convert titles to other variants if necessary. Only works if the wiki's content language supports variant conversion. Languages that support variant conversion include ban, en, crh, gan, iu, kk, ku, shi, sr, tg, uz and zh.

Type: boolean (details)

token

A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens

This parameter is required.

Examples:

Rotate File:Example.png by 90 degrees.: api.php?action=imagerotate&titles=File:Example.jpg&rotation=90&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
Rotate all images in Category:Flip by 180 degrees.: api.php?action=imagerotate&generator=categorymembers&gcmtitle=Category:Flip&gcmtype=file&rotation=180&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]