Upload files from cloud storage services like Google Drive for file translation on the DeepL website.
DeepL integrations for file upload are supported for the following platforms:
- Google Drive
Currently, it is not possible to upload files from Contentful for file translations. Learn more about the integration for Contentful here.
After connecting DeepL to a cloud storage service, you can upload files stored there for file translation as part of a DeepL translation workflow. Learn more about DeepL's end-to-end translation flow here.
As last step of a translation workflow, you can upload the translated file back to the integrated cloud storage platform without having to download the file first.
Setup for admins
As a DeepL admin, you need to activate the integration to Google Drive within your admin account. Once activated, all users within your organization can connect DeepL to their Google account.
- Log in to your DeepL account
- Under Integrations click on Google Drive
- Click Configure in the next window
- Enter "Google Drive" under Name
- Click Finish
A green check mark will appear in the Google Drive box indicating the successful activation.
You can deactivate the connection to an integration for your organization at any time within your account.
Setup and login for team members
To connect DeepL to your Google account do the following:
- On the DeepL website log in with your DeepL account
- Go to the Apps tab
- Click Connect next to Google Drive
- Log in to your Google Drive account
The connection can be disabled at any time in your account under Apps.
To upload files from Google Drive with the file translation feature on the DeepL website, no further steps for the setup are needed.
Upload files from Google Drive for file translation
To upload files directly from Google Drive via DeepL's file translation feature, do the following:
- Go to deepl.com and navigate to File translation via the navigation bar
- Click Select from cloud
- In the new window, navigate to Google Drive
- Select one or multiple files for translation
- Click Add file(s)
The uploading option is supported for all file types available for your plan. Learn more about supported file formats in this article.
To upload the translated file back to Google Drive, you have the following options:
Upload them directly after the translation
Click Sync to cloud next to the file you would like to upload.
Upload them after a review
- Open the file in the saved translation section
- If you are the reviewer of the file, click Complete review
- Click Sync to Cloud
This option is only available, if the file has been uploaded from Google Drive for translation. It is not available if the file has been uploaded from another platform or from local storage.
More information about the review feature can be found in this article.
Upload them after editing the translation
- Open the saved translation section
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Click the three-dot menu next to the file you would like to upload
- Select Sync to cloud
This option is only available, if the file has been uploaded from Google Drive for translation. It is not available if the file has been uploaded from another platform or from local storage.