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dotCMS Language API

Language configuration and management

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POST /api/v1/languages/i18n Get i18n messages for a locale (v1) · Get internationalized messages #

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“Can I get translated UI strings for specific message keys in a given locale?”

“Which v1 languages call returns a map of message key to translation?”

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Get the messages {messagesKey} for language {language} and country {country}.

Translate message keys {messagesKey} into {language} with the v1 languages API.

GET /api/v1/languages List all configured languages (v1) · List all available languages #

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“What languages are set up on my dotCMS instance, keyed by language code?”

“Can I get every language with its country and display name?”

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List every configured language keyed by code.

Show all languages with country and display name from the v1 API.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: dotCMS REST Language API
  version: '3'
  description: Language configuration and management
servers:
- url: /
  description: dotCMS Server
tags:
- name: Language
  description: Language configuration and management
paths:
  /api/v1/languages/i18n:
    post:
      tags:
      - Language
      summary: Get internationalized messages
      description: Retrieves internationalized (i18n) message strings for the specified locale and message keys. The locale is determined from the request body's country and language fields. Returns a map of message keys to their translated string values.
      operationId: getI18nMessages
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/I18NForm'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Messages returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityMapStringStringView'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request form data
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
  /api/v1/languages:
    get:
      tags:
      - Language
      summary: List all available languages
      description: Returns all configured languages in the system, keyed by language code. Each entry contains the full language details including country, language code, and display name.
      operationId: listLanguages
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Languages returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: Map of language codes to language details (RestLanguage objects)
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
components:
  schemas:
    MessageEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    ErrorEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        fieldName:
          type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentPage:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        perPage:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        totalEntries:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    I18NForm:
      type: object
      properties:
        language:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        messagesKey:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    ResponseEntityMapStringStringView:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEntity'
        entity:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageEntity'
        i18nMessagesMap:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'