---
title: "Export translations to file(s)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/export"
tags: ["File import & export"]
---

# Export translations to file(s)

`GET /api/v4/export`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.simplelocalize.io`
- URL: `https://api.simplelocalize.io/api/v4/export`
- Auth: API key in header `X-SimpleLocalize-Token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/simplelocalize/apis/simplelocalize-api/docs/api/v4/export/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Export translations to file(s)

## Query parameters

- `downloadFormat` 'android' | 'android-strings' | 'android-xml' | 'csv-translations' | 'tsv' | 'excel' | 'java-properties' | 'localizable-xcstrings' | 'localizable-strings' | 'localizable-strings-dict' | 'po-pot' | 'php-array' | 'string-resources' | 'simplelocalize-json' | 'single-language-json' | 'multi-language-json' | 'javascript' | 'module-exports' | 'yaml' | 'qt-linguist' | 'resx'
- `downloadOptions` string[]
- `languageKeys` string[]
- `tags` string[]
- `languageOrder` string[]
- `customerId` string
- `namespace` string
- `sort` 'DEFAULT' | 'NEWEST_KEYS_FIRST' | 'NEWEST_KEYS_LAST' | 'NAMESPACES' | 'IMPORT_ORDER'

## Headers

- `X-SimpleLocalize-Token` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `msg` string
  - `status` integer
  - `data` GetExportTranslationsV4
    - `files` DownloadableFile[]
      - `url` string
      - `namespace` string
      - `language` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-07** `67a25a25863a`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `namespace`
- **2025-11-12** `0329534cd557`: 18 info
  - api operation id `exportForApi` removed and replaced with `exportTranslations`
  - the endpoint scheme security `Project API Key` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `apiKey` was removed from the API
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `tags`
  - …14 more
- **2025-04-19** `5475c7163be9`: 14 info
  - api operation id `exportFileV4` removed and replaced with `exportForApi`
  - added the new enum value `javascript` to the `query` request parameter `downloadFormat`
  - added the new enum value `localizable-xcstrings` to the `query` request parameter `downloadFormat`
  - added the new enum value `qt-linguist` to the `query` request parameter `downloadFormat`
  - …10 more
- **2024-05-06** `26bd80894ce2`: 2 info
  - added the enum value `LANGUAGES_NESTED` to the property `items/` of the `query` request parameter `downloadOptions`
  - added the enum value `MULTI_LANGUAGE` to the property `items/` of the `query` request parameter `downloadOptions`
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/simplelocalize/apis/simplelocalize-api/changes/api/v4/export/get.md)

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