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Get the current device/browser orientation

Example Usage

ScreenOrientation orientation = driver.getOrientation();

orientation = self.driver.orientation

// webdriver.io example
let orientation = driver.getOrientation();

// wd example
let orientation = await driver.getOrientation();

# ruby_lib example
orientation

# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.orientation

ScreenOrientation orientation = driver.Orientation;

Support

Appium Server

Platform Driver Platform Versions Appium Version Driver Version
iOS XCUITest 9.3+ 1.6.0+ All
UIAutomation 8.0 to 9.3 All All
Android Espresso ?+ 1.9.0+ All
UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator 4.3+ All All
Mac Mac ?+ 1.6.4+ All
Windows Windows 10+ 1.6.0+ All

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All seleniumhq.github.io
Python All selenium-python.readthedocs.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All www.rubydoc.info
C# All github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

GET /session/:session_id/orientation

URL Parameters

name description
session_id ID of the session to route the command to

JSON Parameters

None

Response

The current browser orientation {LANDSCAPE|PORTRAIT} (string)

See Also