---
title: "Build Project Translation"
method: POST
path: "/projects/{projectId}/translations/builds"
tags: ["Translations"]
---

# Build Project Translation

`POST /projects/{projectId}/translations/builds`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crowdin.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://api.crowdin.com/api/v2/projects/{projectId}/translations/builds`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-enterprise-api-v2/docs/projects/:projectId/translations/builds/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

**Required scopes:** `project.translation` (Read only).

## Path parameters

- `projectId` integer, required

## Request body

- union
  - EnterpriseTranslationCreateProjectBuildForm
    - `branchId` integer: Branch Identifier. Get via [List Branches](#operation/api.projects.branches.getMany)
    - `targetLanguageIds` string[]: Specify target languages for build. Get via [List Supported Languages](#operation/api.languages.getMany) * Leave this field empty to build all target languages
    - `skipUntranslatedStrings` boolean: Defines whether to export only translated strings __Note:__ `true` value can't be used with `skipUntranslatedFiles=true` in same request
    - `skipUntranslatedFiles` boolean: Defines whether to export only translated files __Note:__ `true` value can't be used with `skipUntranslatedStrings=true` in same request
    - `exportWithMinApprovalsCount` integer: Defines whether to export only approved strings __Note:__ value greater than `0` can't be used with `exportStringsThatPassedWorkflow=true` in same request
    - `exportStringsThatPassedWorkflow` boolean: Defines whether to export only strings that passed workflow __Note:__ `true` value can't be used with `exportWithMinApprovalsCount>0` in same request or in projects without an assigned workflow
  - TranslationCreateProjectPseudoBuildForm
    - `pseudo` boolean, required: Flag for detecting pseudo translation
    - `branchId` integer: Branch Identifier. Get via [List Branches](#operation/api.projects.branches.getMany)
    - `prefix` string: Add special characters at the beginning of each string to show where messages have been concatenated together.
    - `suffix` string: Add special characters at the end of each string to show where messages have been concatenated together.
    - `lengthTransformation` integer: Make string larger or shorter. Acceptable values must be from -50 to 100. Default is 0.
    - `charTransformation` 'asian' | 'cyrillic' | 'european' | 'arabic': Transforms characters to other languages. Acceptable values are: asian, cyrillic, european, arabic.

## Response `201`

Project build was successfully started

- EnterpriseTranslationProjectBuildResource: Base schema of resource container. Container is a wrapper object that contains payload in required `data` property and provides space for adding any other metadata.
  - `data` EnterpriseProjectBuildResponse, required
    - `id` integer
    - `projectId` integer
    - `status` 'created' | 'inProgress' | 'canceled' | 'failed' | 'finished'
    - `progress` integer: in percentages
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `finishedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `error` object: Only present when status is "failed"
      - `message` string
    - `attributes` union
      - EnterpriseBuildAttributesResponseModel
        - `branchId` integer, nullable
        - `targetLanguageIds` string[]
        - `skipUntranslatedStrings` boolean
        - `skipUntranslatedFiles` boolean
        - `exportWithMinApprovalsCount` integer
        - `exportStringsThatPassedWorkflow` boolean
      - EnterprisePseudoBuildAttributesResponseModel
        - `pseudo` boolean
        - `prefix` string
        - `suffix` string
        - `lengthTransformation` integer
        - `charTransformation` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid Request Parameters
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Project, branch, or language with specified id was not found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `409`: Conflict
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-enterprise-api-v2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-enterprise-api-v2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-enterprise-api-v2/revisions/dc68744c5384?raw)