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Automated terminology exports to Crowdin

Stefan Rohde
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This guide describes how to set up an automatic export of your Lexeri termbase to Crowdin. Once configured, Lexeri exports your termbase to a glossary in your Crowdin project on a regular basis – this way, your translators always have the current terms from your termbase available in Crowdin.

Prerequisites

  • A Crowdin or Crowdin Enterprise account with a project to export to.
  • A personal API token (Personal Access Token) from your Crowdin account with permissions for Glossaries (read and write) and Projects (read).
  • For Crowdin Enterprise, additionally your organization domain.
  • In Lexeri, the necessary permissions to set up integrations for the relevant termbase (e.g. as an administrator of the termbase).

Step 1: Create an API token in Crowdin

For the automatic export, Lexeri needs a personal API token that it uses to authenticate with Crowdin.

Crowdin (crowdin.com)

  • Sign in at crowdin.com.
  • Open your account settings and go to the API > Personal Access Tokens section.
  • Click "New Token" and assign a meaningful name, e.g. "Lexeri Exports".
  • Enable the permissions for Glossaries.
  • Create the token and copy it.

 

Note: The API token is shown in full only once in Crowdin. Copy it immediately after creating it and store it securely.
 
 

Crowdin Enterprise

If you use Crowdin Enterprise, create the personal access token within your organization (via Profile > Settings > API). Also note your organization domain – this is the name component of your Enterprise address. For example, if your Crowdin Enterprise instance is available at https://your-organization.crowdin.com, the organization domain is your-organization.

Step 2: Open the "Schedule automatic export" wizard

  • In Lexeri, open the termbase you want to export.
  • Go to the termbase settings and open the "Exports" tab there.
  • Click "Schedule automatic export".
  • Select Crowdin as the target system and click Next.

Step 3: Configure the Crowdin integration

Copy the Personal Access Token you created in Crowdin into the "API-Token" field and click "Next".

Step 4: Select the Crowdin glossary

Next, select the Crowdin glossary to which your Lexeri termbase should be exported, and click "Next":

Step 5: Set the export schedule

Next, select the interval at which the terminology should be exported to Crowdin:

Step 6: Select languages and filters

Next, select the languages to be exported and set optional filters: