# generaltranslation: General Translation Core SDK: TranslateManyEntry
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/core/types/Entry.mdx
---
title: TranslateManyEntry
description: Type definition for translation entries used in translate and translateMany operations
---

## Overview

`TranslateManyEntry` represents the input type for [`translate`](/docs/core/class/methods/translation/translate) and [`translateMany`](/docs/core/class/methods/translation/translate-many). It can be a plain string or an object with source content and optional metadata.

```typescript
type TranslateManyEntry = string | { source: Content; metadata?: EntryMetadata };
```

## Variants

### String

A plain string is the simplest form — it will be translated as-is:

```typescript
'Hello, world!'
```

### Object

An object with `source` and optional `metadata`:

| Property | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `source` | `Content` | Source content to translate |
| `metadata?` | `EntryMetadata` | Optional metadata for translation customization |

### Content type

```typescript
type Content = JsxChildren | IcuMessage | StringMessage | I18nextMessage;
```

---

## Examples

### Plain strings

```typescript copy
import { GT } from 'generaltranslation';

const gt = new GT({ apiKey: 'your-api-key', projectId: 'your-project-id' });

// Single string
const result = await gt.translate('Hello, world!', 'es');

// Array of strings
const results = await gt.translateMany(['Home', 'About', 'Contact'], 'es');
```

### Objects with metadata

```typescript copy
import { GT, TranslateManyEntry } from 'generaltranslation';

const gt = new GT({ apiKey: 'your-api-key', projectId: 'your-project-id' });

const entries: TranslateManyEntry[] = [
  { source: 'Hello, world!' },
  {
    source: '{count, plural, other {{count} items}}',
    metadata: {
      dataFormat: 'ICU',
      context: 'Item count display'
    }
  }
];

const results = await gt.translateMany(entries, { targetLocale: 'es' });
```

## Related types

* [`EntryMetadata`](/docs/core/types/entry-metadata) - Metadata options
* [`TranslateManyResult`](/docs/core/types/translate-many-result) - Batch translation results
* [`Content`](/docs/core/types/Content) - Content type union