CLI: Download translations

Last updated: March 17, 2023Author: Jakub Pomykała

Download translations to your local files using CLI. Choose the best matching file format for your project. Invoke 'download' command to get the latest version of translations.

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Usage

Before you start, you need to install the CLI. Follow the CLI installation guide.

simplelocalize download --apiKey MY_API_KEY ...

How to download translations using command-line tool (Version 2.1)

Example: Download all translations into one file

.
└── locales
    └── all-translations.json
simplelocalize download \
  --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
  --downloadFormat multi-language-json \
  --downloadPath ./locales/all-translations.json

Learn more about multi-language-json.

Example: Download translations for one language

.
└── locales
    └── english-translations.json
simplelocalize download \
  --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
  --languageKey en \
  --downloadFormat single-language-json \
  --downloadPath ./locales/english-translations.json

Learn more about single-language-json.

Example: Download translations into multiple directories

.
├── ca
│   └── translations.json
├── en
│   └── translations.json
└── es
    └── translations.json
simplelocalize download \
 --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
 --downloadPath ./{lang}/translations.json \
 --downloadFormat single-language-json

Example: Download translations into multiple directories and files

.
├── ca
│   ├── common.json
│   └── home.json
├── en
│   ├── common.json
│   └── home.json
└── es
    ├── common.json
    └── home.json
simplelocalize download \
 --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
 --downloadPath ./{lang}/{ns}.json \
 --downloadFormat single-language-json

See all available download formats

Example: Download customer translations

This option is only available with a Business plan.

.
└── locales
    └── ikea-translations.json
simplelocalize download \
 --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
 --downloadPath ./locales/ikea-translations.json \
 --customerId ikea \
 --downloadFormat multi-language-json

Download options

Many download formats offer additional options. You can activate them using --downloadOptions parameter.

simplelocalize download \
 --apiKey MY_API_KEY \
 --downloadPath ./translations.json \
 --downloadFormat multi-language-json \
 --downloadOptions WRITE_NESTED,INCLUDE_DESCRIPTIONS

See all available download options