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Crowdin is a cloud-based localization platform that helps businesses and organizations manage the translation of their software, apps, websites, and other digital content into multiple languages. It provides a collaborative environment where translators and project managers can work together to translate and localize content efficiently.

Before Connecting

  1. Make sure you have access to an account on the CrowdIn instance you want to connect to.
  2. If you want to make use of events. Make sure your account has sufficient permissions to create webhooks.

Connecting

  1. Navigate to apps and search for Crowdin. If you cannot find Crowdin then click Add App in the top right corner, select Crowdin and add the app to your Blackbird environment.
  2. Click Add Connection.
  3. Name your connection for future reference e.g. ‘My Crowdin connection’.
  4. Click Authorize connection.
  5. As a new window pops up, follow the instructions from Crowdin.
  6. When you return to Blackbird, confirm that the connection has appeared and the status is Connected.

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Actions

Comment

  • Add string comment Add new string comment
  • Delete string comment Delete specific string comment
  • Get string comment Get specific string comment
  • List comments List string comments for a project

File

  • Add file Add new file
  • Add or update file Add or update file
  • Delete file Delete specific file
  • Download file Download specific file
  • Get file Get specific file info
  • List files List project files
  • Update file Update an existing file with new content

Machine Translation

  • List machine translation engines List all machine translation engines
  • Translate lines via machine translation engine Translate multiple text lines via machine translation engine
  • Translate via machine translation engine Translate text via machine translation engine

Project

  • Add project Add new project
  • Delete project Delete specific project
  • Get project Get specific project
  • List projects List all projects

Source String

  • Add source string Add new source string
  • Delete source string Delete specific source string
  • Get source string Get specific source string
  • List strings List all project source strings

Task

  • Add task Add new task
  • Delete task Delete specific task
  • Download task strings as XLIFF Download specific task strings as XLIFF
  • Get task Get specific task
  • List tasks List all tasks

Translation

  • Add file translation Add new file translation
  • Add string translation Add new string translation
  • Apply pre-translation Apply pre-translation to chosen files
  • Delete translation Delete specific translation
  • Download file translation Builds and downloads the translation of a file
  • Get translation Get specific translation
  • List language translations List project language translations
  • List string translations List project string translations

Translation Memory

  • Add translation memory segment Add new segment to the translation memory
  • Add translation memory Add new translation memory
  • Delete translation memory Delete specific translation memory
  • Download translation memory Download specific translation memory
  • Export translation memory Export specific translation memory
  • Get translation memory Get specific translation memory
  • List translation memories List all translation memories

Users

  • Search project members Get all matching project members. Filter by role or language.
  • Find project member Get first matching project member. Filter by role, language or username/fist name/last name.

Events

Comment

  • On string comment created On string comment created
  • On string comment deleted On string comment deleted
  • On string comment restored On string comment restored
  • On string comment updated On string comment updated

File

  • On file added On file added
  • On file approved On file approved
  • On file deleted On file deleted
  • On file reverted On file reverted
  • On file translated On file fully translated
  • On file updated On file updated
  • On file added or updated Triggers when file added or updated

Project

  • On project approved On project approved
  • On project built On project built
  • On project created On project created
  • On project deleted On project deleted
  • On project translated On project translated

String

  • On string added On string added
  • On string deleted On string deleted
  • On string updated On string updated

Suggestion

  • On suggestion added On suggestion added
  • On suggestion approved On suggestion approved
  • On suggestion deleted On suggestion deleted
  • On suggestion disapproved On suggestion disapproved
  • On suggestion updated On suggestion updated

Task

  • On task added On task added
  • On task deleted On task deleted
  • On task status changed On task status changed

Translation

  • On translation updated On translation updated

Feedback

Do you want to use this app or do you have feedback on our implementation? Reach out to us using the established channels or create an issue.