SnapOtter/apps/docs/tools/video/rotate-video.md

description

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Rotate or flip a video.

Rotate Video

Rotate a video by 90, 180, or 270 degrees, or flip it horizontally or vertically.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/video/rotate-video

Accepts multipart form data with a video file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
transform	string	Yes	-	Transformation to apply: cw90, ccw90, 180, hflip, vflip

Transform Values

• cw90 - Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
• ccw90 - Rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise
• 180 - Rotate 180 degrees
• hflip - Flip horizontally (mirror)
• vflip - Flip vertically

Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/video/rotate-video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@clip.mp4" \
  -F 'settings={"transform": "cw90"}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/clip.mp4",
  "originalSize": 12500000,
  "processedSize": 12400000
}

Notes

• Rotations by 90 or 270 degrees swap the video's width and height.
• Flip operations (hflip, vflip) do not change the video dimensions.