# General Translation Platform: TranslateManyEntry
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/platform/core/reference/types/translate-many-entry.mdx
---

title: TranslateManyEntry
description: Input shape for translate and translateMany entries. API reference for TranslateManyEntry type.

---

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

## Overview [#overview]

`TranslateManyEntry` is a union: pass a bare string to translate it as-is, or an object with a `source` and optional `metadata` for finer control.

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

## Members [#members]

| Member            | Description                            | Type     |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- |
| [String](#string) | Plain string, translated as is.        | `string` |
| [Object](#object) | Source content with optional metadata. | `object` |

### String [#string]

**Type** `string`

The simplest form. A plain string is translated directly:

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

### Object [#object]

**Type** `object`

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

| Property   | Description                             | Type                                                                  | Optional |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `source`   | Source content to translate.            | [`Content`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/content)              | No       |
| `metadata` | Metadata for translation customisation. | [`EntryMetadata`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/entry-metadata) | Yes      |

The `source` accepts any [`Content`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/content) value:

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

## Example [#example]

```typescript
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');
```

```typescript
import { GT } from 'generaltranslation';
import { TranslateManyEntry } from 'generaltranslation/types';

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' });
```