Crowdin JavaScript client 
The Crowdin JavaScript client is a lightweight interface to the Crowdin API that works in any JavaScript environment, including web browsers, workers in web browsers, extensions in web browsers or desktop applications, Node.js etc. It provides common services for making API requests.
Our API is a full-featured RESTful API that helps you to integrate localization into your development process. The endpoints that we use allow you to easily make calls to retrieve information and to execute actions needed.
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Table of Contents
Installation
npm
npm i @crowdin/crowdin-api-client
yarn
yarn add @crowdin/crowdin-api-client
Quick Start
Typescript
import crowdin, { Credentials, SourceFilesModel } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
// credentials
const credentials: Credentials = {
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
};
// initialization of crowdin client
const {
projectsGroupsApi,
uploadStorageApi,
sourceFilesApi,
translationsApi
} = new crowdin(credentials);
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
// You can also use async/wait. Add `async` keyword to your outer function/method
async function getProjects() {
try {
const projects = await projectsGroupsApi.listProjects();
console.log(projects);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
// Create file with json content to translate
async function createFile() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileData = {
title: 'Example',
description: 'Some Text'
};
const storage = await uploadStorageApi.addStorage('file1.json', fileDate);
const file = await sourceFilesApi.createFile(projectId, {
name: 'file1.json',
title: 'Sample file',
storageId: storage.data.id,
type: 'json'
});
console.log(file);
}
// Download translations
async function downloadTranslations() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileId = 456;
const language = 'de';
const downloadLink = await translationsApi.buildProjectFileTranslation(
projectId,
fileId,
{
targetLanguageId: language
}
);
const response = await fetch(downloadLink.data.url);
const translations = await response.json();
console.log(translations);
}Or specific API instances:
import { Credentials, ProjectsGroups } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
// credentials
const credentials: Credentials = {
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
};
// initialization of ProjectsGroups
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups(credentials);
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));Javascript ES6 modules
import crowdin, { SourceFilesModel } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
// initialization of crowdin client
const {
projectsGroupsApi,
uploadStorageApi,
sourceFilesApi,
translationsApi
} = new crowdin({
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
});
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
// You can also use async/wait. Add `async` keyword to your outer function/method
async function getProjects() {
try {
const projects = await projectsGroupsApi.listProjects();
console.log(projects);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
// Create file with json content to translate
async function createFile() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileData = {
title: 'Example',
description: 'Some Text'
};
const storage = await uploadStorageApi.addStorage('file1.json', fileDate);
const file = await sourceFilesApi.createFile(projectId, {
name: 'file1.json',
title: 'Sample file',
storageId: storage.data.id,
type: 'json'
});
console.log(file);
}
// Download translations
async function downloadTranslations() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileId = 456;
const language = 'de';
const downloadLink = await translationsApi.buildProjectFileTranslation(
projectId,
fileId,
{
targetLanguageId: language
}
);
const response = await fetch(downloadLink.data.url);
const translations = await response.json();
console.log(translations);
}Or specific API instances:
import { ProjectsGroups } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
// initialization of ProjectsGroups
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups({
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
});
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));Javascript CommonJS
const crowdin = require('@crowdin/crowdin-api-client');
// initialization of crowdin client
const {
projectsGroupsApi,
uploadStorageApi,
sourceFilesApi,
translationsApi
} = new crowdin.default({
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
});
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
// You can also use async/wait. Add `async` keyword to your outer function/method
async function getProjects() {
try {
const projects = await projectsGroupsApi.listProjects();
console.log(projects);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
// Create file with json content to translate
async function createFile() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileData = {
title: 'Example',
description: 'Some Text'
};
const storage = await uploadStorageApi.addStorage('file1.json', fileDate);
const file = await sourceFilesApi.createFile(projectId, {
name: 'file1.json',
title: 'Sample file',
storageId: storage.data.id,
type: 'json'
});
console.log(file);
}
// Download translations
async function downloadTranslations() {
const projectId = 123;
const fileId = 456;
const language = 'de';
const downloadLink = await translationsApi.buildProjectFileTranslation(
projectId,
fileId,
{
targetLanguageId: language
}
);
const response = await fetch(downloadLink.data.url);
const translations = await response.json();
console.log(translations);
}Or specific API instances:
const ProjectsGroups = require('@crowdin/crowdin-api-client').ProjectsGroups;
// initialization of ProjectsGroups
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups({
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
});
// get project list
projectsGroupsApi.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));You can generate Personal Access Token in your Crowdin Account Settings.
List of projects with Fetch API
In addition if you use client in non-Node.js environment you might have a troubles with http calls.
This client uses axios which internally uses http and https Node modules.
So there is an option to use http client based on Fetch API (keep in mind that fetch should be available in global scope).
import { ProjectsGroups } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups(credentials, {
httpClientType: 'fetch'
});Or even pass your own http client as httpClient property which should implement HttpClient interface.
Fetch all records
It is possible to fetch all records from paginatable methods (where we have limit and offset in arguments).
import { ProjectsGroups } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
// initialization of ProjectsGroups
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups({
token: 'personalAccessToken',
organization: 'organizationName' // optional
});
// get all projects
projectsGroupsApi
.withFetchAll()
.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
// get projects but not more than 1000
projectsGroupsApi
.withFetchAll(1000)
.listProjects()
.then(projects => console.log(projects))
.catch(error => console.error(error));Retry configuration
There is a possibility to configure client invoke http calls with retry mechanism.
import { ProjectsGroups } from '@crowdin/crowdin-api-client';
const projectsGroupsApi = new ProjectsGroups(credentials, {
retryConfig: {
retries: 2, // amount of retries (gte 0)
waitInterval: 100, // wait interval in ms between retries
conditions: [ // array of conditions which will check if retry should not be applied
{
test(error) {
return error.code === 40
}
}
]
}
});Exception handling
In case of error library will throw an Error based exception. This can either be a generic error with an error message and a code, or a validation error that additionally contains validation error codes.
const crowdin = require('@crowdin/crowdin-api-client');
const token = '';
const { translationsApi } = new crowdin.default({ token });
async function test() {
const project = 123;
const dir = 456;
try {
const res = await translationsApi.buildProjectDirectoryTranslation(project, dir);
console.log(JSON.stringify(res));
} catch (e) {
if (e instanceof crowdin.CrowdinValidationError) {
console.log('Validation error');
} else if (e instanceof crowdin.CrowdinError) {
console.log('Generic error');
}
console.error(e);
}
}
test();Over-The-Air Content Delivery
You can also use the Crowdin OTA Client JS library to send the translated content to your web apps via content delivery. Crowdin Content Delivery uses a CDN vault that mirrors your project’s translated content. The updated translations will become available to users much faster.
Seeking Assistance
If you find any problems or would like to suggest a feature, please read the How can I contribute section in our contributing guidelines.
Need help working with Crowdin JavaScript client or have any questions? Contact Customer Success Service.
Contributing
If you want to contribute please read the Contributing guidelines.
License
The Crowdin JavaScript client is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. Except as contained in the LICENSE file, the name(s) of the above copyright holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization.