What is translation API integration?
Translation API integration connects business systems such as a CMS, e-commerce platform or support tool directly to a translation management platform, so content can be sent for translation and returned automatically. The connection runs through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), enabling automated workflows and content exchange.
Detailed description
API integration in translation refers to connecting your existing business systems (such as content management systems, e-commerce platforms, customer support tools, or marketing automation software) directly with a translation management platform through Application Programming Interfaces.
This connection enables automated workflows where content requiring translation is automatically detected, sent for translation, and returned to the source system without manual file transfers or email exchanges. For example, a website CMS can be configured to automatically push new product descriptions to a translation queue, have them professionally translated, and publish the localised versions, all without manual intervention.
Common integration points include content management systems like WordPress, Drupal, and Sitecore; e-commerce platforms like Shopify and Magento; marketing tools like HubSpot and Marketo; and customer support platforms like Zendesk and Salesforce Service Cloud.
LEXIGO's technology platform supports API integration with major business systems, enabling clients to embed translation directly into their existing workflows. This eliminates the friction of manual file handling, reduces turnaround times, and ensures translated content stays synchronised with source material as it evolves.
Why it matters
For organisations managing large volumes of multilingual content, manual translation workflows create bottlenecks. Content gets stuck in email chains, version control becomes difficult, and published translations can fall out of sync with source updates. API integration eliminates these pain points by making translation a seamless part of your content pipeline rather than a separate project.
This is particularly valuable for e-commerce businesses managing thousands of product listings, SaaS companies localising their platforms, and marketing teams running campaigns across multiple languages simultaneously.
Related questions about API integration
What is a translation API?
A translation API is a connection that lets your website, CMS or app send content for translation and receive it back automatically. It can connect to a raw machine translation engine or to a full translation workflow with professional linguists.
Is there a free translate API?
Yes, some machine translation APIs have free tiers, but they return unreviewed machine output. If you are publishing to the public, connect your content to a workflow where qualified linguists translate or review it.
What is the difference between a machine translation API and a translation management API?
A machine translation API returns instant automated output. A translation management API connects your systems to a translation platform, so content goes through translators, revision, translation memory and approval before it comes back.
Is content sent through a translation API secure?
It depends on the provider. Ask where your data is stored, who can access it and what security certification covers it. LEXIGO's platform handles files inside an ISO 27001 certified environment.
Does API integration mean the translation is done by AI?
No. API integration is about moving content automatically. With LEXIGO, who translates depends on the option you choose, from fully human NAATI certified translation to AI built into our secure translation technology plus linguist review.