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REST documentation on the Translations collection in Directus. 3 min read page-reference

Custom Translations

The Translations Object

id uuid
Primary key of the translations

key string
The translation key.

language string
The language of the translation.

value string
The translation value.

{
	"data": {
		"id": "c4346aa4-81a8-4885-b3a8-f647e4f6f769",
		"key": "Test",
		"language": "en-US",
		"value": "Test"
	}
}

List Translations

List all translations that exist in Directus.

Request

GET /translations

SEARCH /translations

If using SEARCH you can provide a query object as the body of your request.

Learn more about SEARCH ->

import { createDirectus, rest, readTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(readTranslations(query_object));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Response

An array of up to limit translation objects. If no items are available, data will be an empty array.

Example

GET /translations

SEARCH /translations

import { createDirectus, rest, readTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	readTranslations({
		fields: ['*'],
	})
);

Retrieve a Translation

List an existing translation by primary key.

Request

GET /translations/:id

import { createDirectus, rest, readTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(readTranslation(translation_id, query_object));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Response

Returns the requested translation object.

Example

GET /translations/2fc325fb-299b-4d20-a9e7-a34349dee8b2

import { createDirectus, rest, readTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	readTranslation('7b8c250a-6864-480f-b230-a4035d155123', {
		fields: ['*'],
	})
);

Create a Translation

Create a new translation.

Request

POST /translations

Provide a translation object as the body of your request.

import { createDirectus, rest, createTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(createTranslation(translation_object));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

A partial translation object.

Response

Returns the translation object for the created translation.

Example

POST /translations

{
	"key": "Test",
	"language": "en-US",
	"value": "My Test"
}
import { createDirectus, rest, createTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	createTranslation({
		language: 'fr_FR',
		key: 'test',
		value: 'test',
	})
);

Create Multiple Translations

Create multiple new translation.

Request

POST /translations

Provide an array of translation objects as the body of your request.

import { createDirectus, rest, createTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(createTranslations(translation_object_array));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

An array of partial translation object.

Response

Returns the translation object for the created translation.

Example

POST /translations

[
	{
		"key": "translation.key",
		"language": "en-US",
		"value": "My Translation"
	},
	{
		"key": "translation.key",
		"language": "en-GB",
		"value": "Another Translation"
	}
]
import { createDirectus, rest, createTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	createTranslations([
		{
			language: 'fr-FR',
			key: 'test',
			value: 'test',
		},
		{
			language: 'it-IT',
			key: 'test_2',
			value: 'test_2',
		},
	])
);

Update a Translation

Update an existing translation.

Request

PATCH /translations/:id

Provide a partial translation object as the body of your request.

import { createDirectus, rest, updateTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(updateTranslation(translation_id, partial_translation_object));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

A partial translation object.

Response

Returns the translation object for the updated translation.

Example

PATCH /translations/2fc325fb-299b-4d20-a9e7-a34349dee8b2

{
	"value": "My Updated Translations"
}
import { createDirectus, rest, updateTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	updateTranslation('74f2aa3e-ad5c-424a-9ace-adab5ecb0fca', {
		value: 'this is the new value',
	})
);

Update Multiple Translations

Update multiple existing translations.

Request

PATCH /translations

{
	"keys": translation_id_array,
	"data": partial_translation_object
}
import { createDirectus, rest, updateTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(updateTranslations(translation_id_array, partial_translation_object));

Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

keys Required
Array of primary keys of the translations you'd like to update.

data Required
Any of translation object's properties.

Response

Returns the translation objects for the updated translations.

Example

PATCH /translations

{
	"keys": ["3f2facab-7f05-4ee8-a7a3-d8b9c634a1fc", "7259bfa8-3786-45c6-8c08-cc688e7ba229"],
	"data": {
		"value": "Test Value"
	}
}
import { createDirectus, rest, updateTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	updateTranslations(['91be30ed-4f4e-481f-84be-860e0c25b035', '74f2aa3e-ad5c-424a-9ace-adab5ecb0fcajj'], {
		value: 'this is the new value',
	})
);

Delete a Translation

Delete an existing translation.

Request

DELETE /translations/:id

import { createDirectus, rest, deleteTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(deleteTranslation(translation_id));

Response

Empty body.

Example

DELETE /translations/12204ee2-2c82-4d9a-b044-2f4842a11dba

import { createDirectus, rest, deleteTranslation } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(deleteTranslation('91be30ed-4f4e-481f-84be-860e0c25b035'));

Delete Multiple Translations

Delete multiple existing translations.

Request

DELETE /translations

Provide an array of translation IDs as the body of your request.

import { createDirectus, rest, deleteTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('directus_project_url').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(deleteTranslations(translation_id_array));

Request Body

An array of translations primary keys

Response

Empty body.

Example

DELETE /translations

["25821236-8c2a-4f89-8fdc-c7d01f35877d", "02b9486e-4273-4fd5-b94b-e18fd923d1ed", "7d62f1e9-a83f-407b-84f8-1c184f014501"]
import { createDirectus, rest, deleteTranslations } from '@directus/sdk';

const client = createDirectus('https://directus.example.com').with(rest());

const result = await client.request(
	deleteTranslations([
		'25821236-8c2a-4f89-8fdc-c7d01f35877d',
		'02b9486e-4273-4fd5-b94b-e18fd923d1ed',
		'7d62f1e9-a83f-407b-84f8-1c184f014501',
	])
);