CSV Translations is the plain text file format which can be used to upload translations from your project. The csv file must start from a header, where the first column
is always a key column, next are language keys columns. Every value should be separated with a comma (,), other separators are not supported. Optionally, your values
can be wrapped with single (') or double quotes (").
Description column
'CSV Translations' file format offers additional DESCRIPTION column for providing a description for translation keys. Please remember that column names are case sensitive;
that means only uppercase DESCRIPTION column will be recognized.
Options column
'CSV Translations' file format offers additional OPTIONS column for providing additional options and features for specific translation keys.
that means only uppercase OPTIONS column will be recognized.
Supported options:
BLOCK_MODIFICATION- blocks option to edit translation and key (delete is still available)HIDE- hides a translation key with translation from the 'Translations' tab
File format example
"key","english","polish"
"welcome","Welcome!","Witajcie"
"about-us","About","O nas"
"register","Register","Rejestracja"
File format example with OPTIONS and DESCRIPTION
"key","english","polish","DESCRIPTION","OPTIONS"
"welcome","Welcome!","Witajcie","","HIDE,BLOCK_MODIFICATION"
"about-us","About","O nas","Description text", ""
"register","Register","Rejestracja","Button text", ""
Upload with CLI
simplelocalize upload --apiKey <PROJECT_KEY> \
--uploadFormat csv-translations \
--uploadPath ./translations.csv
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Download with CLI
simplelocalize download --apiKey <PROJECT_KEY> \
--downloadFormat csv-translations \
--downloadPath ./translations.csv
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Import with API
curl
--request POST \
--url 'https://api.simplelocalize.io/api/v2/import?uploadFormat=csv-translations' \
--header 'x-simplelocalize-token: <API_KEY>' \
--form [email protected]/path/to/your/file.csv
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Export with API
curl
--request GET \
--url https://api.simplelocalize.io/api/v3/export?downloadFormat=csv-translations \
--header 'x-simplelocalize-token: <API_KEY>'
Learn more about exporting translations with API