Rotate PDFs

Rotates pages of one or more PDF files by a given angle. You can target all pages or specific page ranges.

POST/forms/pdfengines/rotate

Headers

Gotenberg-Output-Filenamestring

The filename of the resulting file - Gotenberg automatically appends the file extension. Defaults to a random UUID filename.

Gotenberg-Tracestring

A custom request ID to identify the request in the logs; overrides the default UUID.

Form Fields

rotateAngleenumrequired

The rotation angle. Options: '90', '180', '270'.

rotatePagesstring

Page ranges to rotate (e.g., '1-3', '5'). Empty means all pages.

Form Files

filesfile[]required

PDF files to rotate.

Example Request

cURL
curl \
--request POST http://localhost:3000/forms/pdfengines/rotate \
--form files=@/path/to/file.pdf \
--form rotateAngle=90 \
-o my.pdf

Responses

The rotated PDF file.

Content-Disposition: attachment; filename={output-filename.pdf}
Content-Type: {content-type}
Content-Length: {content-length}
Gotenberg-Trace: {trace}
Body: {output-file}

The request had one ore more invalid form fields.

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Gotenberg-Trace: {trace}
Body: {error}

The request did not complete within the configured maximum duration.

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Gotenberg-Trace: {trace}
Body: Service Unavailable