Crowdin (String-Based)

Crowdin (String-Based)

#501 most-used

Automate localization from source string to shipped translation

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Crowdin is a cloud-based localization platform that lets teams translate apps, websites, and documents at scale. The string-based project type lets you manage individual source strings independently of file structures — adding, editing, approving, and exporting translations via API. Connect Crowdin to Actionist and your agents can add source strings when new copy is written, monitor translation progress, approve suggestions, build and export translated content, and alert your team when projects hit milestones — all without anyone leaving their primary tool.

Average time saved
14 hours
per person · per month
≈ 2 workdays back

Eliminates manual work. Agents eliminate manual string submissions, status chasing, approval clicking, and build coordination — the full localisation pipeline runs from code merge to translated archive without human queue management.

Schedule

What your Crowdin (String-Based) agent runs on autopilot

A week of scheduled jobs your Actionist agent will execute on your behalf.

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7Agents at work
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Multi-app workflows

Crowdin (String-Based) × every other app you use

End-to-end automations that span multiple apps — each one a real business outcome.

6Workflows
8Apps spanned
~24 hrsSaved / week
4Personas served
For engineering
Featured4 apps

New UI copy added to Crowdin when code is merged

When a pull request lands on main, the agent extracts new and modified string keys from the diff, adds each as a source string in Crowdin with the PR number as context, and posts a summary of added strings to the #localization Slack channel — translators have new strings waiting before the engineer closes their laptop.

~10 hrs

Time saved for your team — every week, on autopilot

The flow
Trigger·When a pull request is merged to the main branch in GitHub
Result
Add String for each new key with PR contextPost added-strings summary to #localization channelCreate translation task with string count and target languages
The win
Saved per run
40 min
Runs / week
~15×
Zero-delay handoff from code merge to translator queue
Driven byOperations Agent
ROI

Savings

What your team gets back — two angles: what you stop doing manually, and what that's worth.

Without Actionist

What you do manually today

With Actionist

What your agent runs for you

  • Sales
    45 min / week
    Manual string submission and status chasing

    Sales ops manually extracts new proposal copy, pastes it into Crowdin one string at a time, and emails language leads to check on progress — adding two to three working days before translated sales materials are ready.

    Sales Agent
    0 min
    Agent submits strings and monitors status automatically

    When new proposal copy is finalised, the agent adds every string in Crowdin with context and labels, posts a progress summary each Monday, and triggers a build the moment all languages hit 95% approval.

  • Marketing
    90 min / week
    Campaign localisation is a two-week bottleneck

    Marketers manually export string files, upload to Crowdin, track progress across language teams in spreadsheets, and manually kick off builds — campaigns routinely launch in English only while translations catch up.

    Marketing Agent
    0 min
    Agent handles the full pipeline from copy to build

    Campaign strings are added to Crowdin the moment copy is finalised, progress is monitored daily, and builds are triggered automatically when languages hit threshold — campaigns ship localised on launch day.

  • Customer Support
    60 min / week
    Help articles sit untranslated for weeks

    Support content managers manually identify new articles, add strings to Crowdin, follow up with translators, and track approval status in a spreadsheet — high-priority support content regularly reaches customers in English only.

    Customer Support Agent
    0 min
    Agent adds and monitors support strings without human intervention

    New help articles are automatically added as source strings, translation progress is checked twice a week, and translators are alerted to changes within about a minute of a string being updated.

  • Human Resources
    50 min / week
    Policy localisation delays new-hire onboarding in non-English regions

    HR manually submits policy document sections to Crowdin, tracks translation progress, and chases approvals before each new-hire cohort — multilingual employees often receive English-only onboarding materials.

    Human Resources Agent
    0 min
    Agent ensures onboarding materials are translated before each cohort

    New policy documents are added to Crowdin the moment they are published, translation status is checked mid-week, and a build is exported every Friday in time for the following week's new-hire cohort.

  • Finance
    40 min / week
    Localisation spend is tracked ad-hoc and often inaccurate

    Finance manually counts words from Crowdin project views, estimates costs in a spreadsheet, and reconciles freelance invoices without a clear record of which tasks were completed each week.

    Finance Agent
    0 min
    Agent calculates spend from live Crowdin data every week

    Word counts are retrieved from Crowdin every Monday, cost estimates are calculated per project, and freelance task completion is tracked automatically — the finance team always has accurate localisation spend data.

  • Operations
    120 min / week
    Build coordination requires manual handoffs across five teams

    Operations manually checks each project's translation status, coordinates with language leads to close gaps, schedules builds, and distributes archives to engineering — adding two to three days of coordination overhead per release cycle.

    Operations Agent
    0 min
    Agent runs the pipeline end to end, from string to shipped archive

    The Operations Agent monitors all projects from code merge to build export, alerts teams to coverage gaps, triggers builds when thresholds are met, and uploads archives to Drive — the entire pipeline runs without a coordination meeting.

  • Legal
    60 min / week
    Compliance string approval is a slow manual process

    Legal manually reviews pending translations in Crowdin one string at a time, approves each individually, logs approvals in a separate spreadsheet, and struggles to verify which jurisdictions are covered before a release.

    Legal Agent
    0 min
    Agent surfaces translations for attorney review and approves on confirmation

    The Legal Agent compiles pending compliance translations into a Slack review pack each Tuesday, approves confirmed strings in bulk with full audit logging to Notion, and blocks builds automatically when required locales lack approvals.

+ 100s of other Crowdin (String-Based) automations
Average time saved
47 hrs / person / month
Calculator

Calculate what your team saves

Team size
8 people
Hourly rate
$35 / hr
Hours saved / week
28
Hours saved / year
1,400
Annual ROI
$49,000

Based on Crowdin (String-Based)'s typical team usage — the visible tasks plus a few other automations the agent runs: ~3.5 hrs / person / week of admin work automated.

Connect

How to plug Crowdin (String-Based) into Actionist

Pick the connection method that suits your environment.

The fastest and most secure way to connect. Actionist opens a Crowdin OAuth window — sign in and grant access. No tokens to paste, no API docs to read.

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Open the Apps tab

Find Crowdin (String-Based) and click Connect. OAuth2 is selected by default.

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Authorise in Crowdin

A Crowdin login window opens. Sign in and grant Actionist the requested scopes. The handshake completes in under 15 seconds.

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Test the connection

Actionist runs a read-only call to verify the connection. You are ready to build agents.

Actions

15 actions your agent can call

Read and write operations available to your Actionist agent.

Triggers

6 events your agent can react to

Events your agent watches for, and the actions it kicks off in response.

FAQs

Questions about Crowdin (String-Based) + Actionist

How does Actionist connect to Crowdin (String-Based)?
Go to the Apps tab, find Crowdin (String-Based), and click Connect. You can authenticate via OAuth2 — Actionist opens a Crowdin authorisation window, you sign in and grant access, and the connection completes in under 15 seconds — or you can use a Personal Access Token generated from your Crowdin account settings under Account Settings > API > Personal Access Tokens. Either way, Actionist runs a read-only test call to confirm the handshake before any actions run.
What is the difference between a string-based and a file-based Crowdin project?
In a file-based project, strings are tied to source files — you upload a file and Crowdin extracts strings from it. In a string-based project, strings exist independently of files and you manage them directly via the API or the Crowdin UI. The string-based model is better suited to apps and dynamic content where strings originate from code or a CMS rather than a static file. Actionist's Crowdin (String-Based) integration targets this model; if you use file-based projects, use the separate Crowdin (File-Based) integration.
Can Actionist automatically add source strings when developers push new code?
Yes. You can set up an agent that triggers on a GitHub pull request merge, extracts new string keys and values from the diff, and calls Add String for each one in your Crowdin project — with the PR number, component name, and character limit passed as context. Translators see new strings within about a minute of the merge completing. The same pattern works with GitLab or any other repository that Actionist can read.
How can agents monitor when a project is fully translated or when a build completes?
The Crowdin (String-Based) trigger integration fires on webhook events from your Crowdin project. The 'Project Translated' event fires within about a minute when all strings reach 100% translation, and 'Project Built' fires when a translation build completes successfully. Your agent can listen for these events and immediately trigger a build export, notify the engineering team in Slack, or remove a release blocker in ClickUp — automating the build-and-delivery handoff.
Can agents approve translations in bulk rather than one at a time?
Yes. The Add Approval action approves a specific translation suggestion in Crowdin. You can design an agent that reads approval decisions from an external review — a Google Sheets column, a Notion database field, or a Slack reaction — and calls Add Approval for each approved string in a single run. This is far faster than clicking through each string in the Crowdin UI and is especially useful after a language lead completes a batch review session outside Crowdin.
How does Actionist handle the case where a source string is updated after translations exist?
When a String Updated event fires, your agent can retrieve the updated string details, log the old and new text to a changelog, and alert language leads in Slack that existing translations may be stale. The agent can also remove previous approvals for the affected string across target languages using the Crowdin API, preventing an outdated translation from shipping in the next build. This catches changed-string issues within about a minute of the edit, before any build is triggered.
Can Actionist export a translation build and deliver it to our CDN or file storage automatically?
Yes. The Export Project Translation action triggers a translation build in Crowdin and returns the archive. Your agent can then upload the archive to S3, Google Drive, a Vercel environment, or any other destination Actionist can write to. You can trigger this on the Project Translated event, on a schedule, or when a release branch is tagged in GitHub — so the engineering team always receives fresh translated assets without any manual download.
Does Actionist support Crowdin branches for parallel localisation alongside feature development?
Yes. The Add Branch action creates a Crowdin branch that mirrors your version control feature branch workflow. When a developer opens a feature branch, your agent can create a matching Crowdin branch, add all new strings for that feature, and let translators work in parallel with engineering. When the feature branch merges, the agent can export the branch translations and confirm that all strings are approved before triggering the merge into the main Crowdin project.
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