# translation of product variables (name, description, descriptionLong) via API

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/translation-of-product-variables-name-description-descriptionlong-via-api/45025>\
**Category:** Programmierung\
**Created:** [5. April 2017 um 13:01 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/translation-of-product-variables-name-description-descriptionlong-via-api/45025 "2017-04-05T13:01:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sition](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Sition](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Sition)\
**Post date:** [5. April 2017 um 13:01 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/translation-of-product-variables-name-description-descriptionlong-via-api/45025/1 "2017-04-05T13:01:42Z")

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L.S.,

We’re starting with the API for inserting and updating products.  
Unfortunately I can’t seem to figure out how to use translations of the product-name, description and descriptionLong with the API.  
As a reference obviously i’m using&nbsp;[REST API - Examples using the article resource](https://developers.shopware.com/developers-guide/rest-api/examples/article/)  
The translations seem to go directly into the&nbsp;s\_articles\_translations table.

Is this possible within the&nbsp;$client-\>post(‘articles’) ?

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**Author:** ![shyim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/shyim/32/7681_2.png) [@shyim](https://forum.shopware.com/u/shyim)\
**Post date:** [6. April 2017 um 05:11 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/translation-of-product-variables-name-description-descriptionlong-via-api/45025/2 "2017-04-06T05:11:50Z")

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You can create translations with the translation API. Examples can you find there&nbsp;[REST API - Examples using the translation resource](https://developers.shopware.com/developers-guide/rest-api/examples/translation/)

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**Author:** ![Sition](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Sition](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Sition)\
**Post date:** [7. April 2017 um 12:36 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/translation-of-product-variables-name-description-descriptionlong-via-api/45025/3 "2017-04-07T12:36:12Z")

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Thanks Shyim.

I hoped it would be possible directly in the article api but unfortunately it wasn’t.  
I managed to work it out with the translation api.