Phrase TMS
Overview
Langbly integrates with Phrase (formerly Memsource) as a custom machine translation engine. Professional translators can use Langbly for machine translation suggestions while working in Phrase TMS.
Setup
1. Get your API key
Create an API key at langbly.com/dashboard if you don't have one yet.
2. Configure in Phrase
- Go to Settings > Machine Translation Engines in your Phrase account
- Click Create and select Custom MT Engine
- Configure the connection:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Langbly |
| URL | https://api.langbly.com/v2/phrase/translate |
| Authentication | API Key header: X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY |
- Test the connection and save
3. Use in projects
When creating or editing a translation project in Phrase, select Langbly as the machine translation engine under Pre-translation settings.
Request format
Phrase sends requests in this format:
{
"sourceLanguage": "en",
"targetLanguage": "de",
"texts": ["Hello world", "How are you?"]
}
Langbly responds with:
{
"translations": [
{ "text": "Hallo Welt" },
{ "text": "Wie geht es dir?" }
]
}
EU data residency
For EU-only data processing, configure the URL as https://eu.langbly.com/v2/phrase/translate. All translations will be processed within the EU.
Limits
- Maximum 50 texts per request
- Standard rate limits apply (see Limits and Timeouts)