# General Translation React SDKs (gt-react, gt-next): getGT
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/react/nextjs/reference/functions/get-gt.mdx
---

title: getGT
description: Translate standalone strings in asynchronous Next.js App Router components with General Translation. API reference for getGT.

---

The `getGT` function returns an asynchronous string translation function for the current App Router request. Import it from `gt-next/server` when an async component cannot use [`useGT`](/docs/react/reference/hooks/use-gt).

`getGT` is server-only and does not work with the Pages Router.

## Overview [#overview]

```tsx
import { getGT } from 'gt-next/server';

const gt = await getGT();
const label = gt('Submit');
```

## How it works [#how-it-works]

* **Build-time translation.** Production translations are prepared before deployment and loaded for the current request locale.
* **Development translation.** A development API key enables on-demand translation while you develop.
* **Static source strings.** Pass string literals so the compiler can extract them.
* **Variables.** Interpolated values are inserted after translation and are not translated.

## Returns [#returns]

**Type** `Promise<(content: string, options?: GTTranslationOptions) => string>`

The resolved function translates a source string and accepts interpolation variables and [`GTTranslationOptions`](/docs/react/reference/types/inline-translation-options), such as `$context`, `$id`, and `$maxChars`.

## Example [#example]

```tsx title="app/contact/page.tsx"
import { getGT } from 'gt-next/server';

export default async function ContactPage() {
  const gt = await getGT();
  return <input aria-label={gt('Email address')} />;
}
```