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Problem:
You are developing a site and want to use the REST API to translate categories and terms in WPML.
Solution:
We recommend using the WooCommerce API to create categories and terms and add translations to existing ones. For detailed guidance, please refer to our documentation on using the WordPress REST API with WooCommerce Multilingual. You can find it here: Using WordPress REST API with WooCommerce Multilingual.

Here are a few examples:

$category = [ 'name' => 'Product Category ES', 'translation_of' => $original_category_id, 'lang' => 'es' ];<br />$woocommerce->post( 'products/categories', $product_category );
$attribute_term = [ 'name' => 'Black ES', 'translation_of' => $original_attribute_term_id, 'lang' => 'es' ];<br />$woocommerce->post( 'products/attributes/{$attribute_id}/terms', $attribute_term );

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Last updated by Mateus Getulio 5 months ago.

Assisted by: Mateus Getulio.

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July 22, 2024 at 2:10 pm #15987334

elinaB-3

Background of the issue:
I am developing a site and want to use the REST API to translate categories and terms.

Symptoms:
No specific issue or error message mentioned.

Questions:
How can I use the REST API to translate categories in WPML?
How can I use the REST API to translate terms in WPML?

July 22, 2024 at 2:12 pm #15987343

elinaB-3

i have translated products succesfuly with REST API (using woocommerce API) , but now i need to translate also categories.

i wonder if it is possble with REST API or php API

July 22, 2024 at 7:30 pm #15988937

Mateus Getulio
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Hello there.

It is possible to use the WooCommerce API to create categories and terms and add translations to existing ones by consequence.

Please check our documentation with examples to see if it helps you:

https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/woocommerce-multilingual/using-wordpress-rest-api-woocommerce-multilingual/#creating-taxonomy-terms-product-category-tag-attribute-shipping-class

Please check a few examples:

Category:

$category = [ 'name' => 'Product Category ES', 'translation_of' => $original_category_id, 'lang' => 'es' ];
$woocommerce->post( 'products/categories', $product_category );

Term:

$attribute_term = [ 'name' => 'Black ES', 'translation_of' => $original_attribute_term_id, 'lang' => 'es' ];
$woocommerce->post( 'products/attributes/{$attribute_id}/terms', $attribute_term );

Thank you,
Mateus