---
title: "Translate and generate a video from XLIFF definition"
method: POST
path: "/v2/translate/manual"
tags: ["Translations"]
---

# Translate and generate a video from XLIFF definition

`POST /v2/translate/manual`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.synthesia.io`
- URL: `https://api.synthesia.io/v2/translate/manual`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/synthesia/apis/synthesia-api/docs/v2/translate/manual/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Given XLIFF content, translate and generate a video.

## Response `201`

Created.

- CreateTranslatedVideoFromXliffResponse
  - `videoId` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request.
- `403`: Forbidden - Wrong API key.
- `default`: Unexpected Server error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/synthesia/apis/synthesia-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/synthesia/apis/synthesia-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/synthesia/apis/synthesia-api/revisions/f0f34ae0591d?raw)