Access the Language Cloud APIs

Language Cloud is the platform on which RWS host a number of products. You're in the right place if you're looking for API documentation for any of the following:

  • Trados Enterprise
  • Trados Accelerate
  • Trados Team
  • Trados Studio (cloud capabilites)

Integrating with Language Cloud products

To create an integration with any of the products listed above, you'll need to use the Public API. You can find the documentation for the API here. Note that the API is updated regularly so make sure that you check out the What's new section to find out information on recently added features. To enable RWS to extend and improve the API, and to support the latest features in the products, sometimes it's necessary to remove or change functionality. For that, you'll need to check the What's deprecated page where RWS will post advance notice of any API endpoints that will be removed or change in the future. Don't worry though because RWS will try and give six months notice of any breaking changes.

Extending Language Cloud products

Language Cloud products can be extended in a number of ways. For example, you may want to create an add-on to support a machine translation engine or you may want to create a custom workflow task. RWS provides an extensibility framework for the Language Cloud suite of products. To get more information on what's required and how you can do this, visit the Language Cloud extensibility documentation pages.

Interacting with files

Translatable content in Language Cloud is held in a format called Bilingual Content Model, or BCM for short. You can find BCM reference documentation and samples on this site. Click here to find out more.

Reporting API issues

If you want to report an issue with the API, you can find information on how to do this here - How to report an issue

Language Cloud API and Customer Portal API

Please be aware that Language Cloud offers two different APIs. First is the modern Language Cloud API described on this page. Then there is the second API that is the Mantra API. Language Cloud API is the recommended option for new integrations as it is more modern and much effort is put into its continuous evolution along with Trados Enterprise. Please take care not to confuse the two of them as they are not interchangeable.