Our translation engineers will accompany the development of a middleware or plug-in to connect your system to the API. This eliminates the need to manually import and export individual documents, which results in significant time savings. The direct connection of the REST API to portal4client™ makes it possible to exchange files and transfer all relevant project parameters to KERN UK Ltd. In this way, the created projects can be automated from the customer system. The processing of a job in the API is status-based. This leads to process security and is used in the API for the status-dependent provision of functions. Once the quality assurance of the translation has been completed and the translation finalised, the finished translation can be retrieved completely automatically from the client system via the REST API.

Depending on the system that is to be connected and its expansion options (e.g. by means of SDK) it is possible to create a plug-in with which basic information about the translation process can be transferred. This includes, for example, project creation triggered in the customer’s system, specifying the desired target languages, or real-time transmission of the translation status, cost estimates or overviews of existing projects.

The connection between API4client™ and the customer’s system can, however, also be made without a plug-in. Instead, the middleware controls when new projects are created and which target languages they are translated into. For any other requirements for the translation process, it is possible to adapt the functions of API4client™ to your needs at any point.

What is a REST API?

A REST API (Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a type of web service interface that is based on the REST architecture style. It allows different software applications to interact via the HTTP protocol.

What is a plug-in?

A plug-in is a software component or extension that is integrated into an existing software or application to provide additional functions or features. Plug-ins allow developers to extend a software's functionality without having to modify the core application itself.

What is a middleware?

Middleware is software that acts as a "middle layer" between different applications or systems. It enables communication, integration and data processing between these components, supports security features, and contributes to system scalability and flexibility. 

Through using portal4client™, we guarantee seamless and flexible collaboration that fulfils any requirements our customers may have. With its extensive workflow component, integrated translation memory and terminology databases as well as process automation and file processing options, the portal solutions is the optimal basis for efficient translation management. API4client™ ensures direct communication between the client system and portal4client™, enabling an automated exchange of information.

To make the connection to the API interface as simple as possible, KERN offers extensive REST API documentation. This lists available endpoints, as well as their correct use and the necessary parameters.