# General Translation Platform: getLocaleProperties
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/platform/core/reference/utility-functions/locales/get-locale-properties.mdx
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title: getLocaleProperties
description: Return detailed locale properties without a GT instance. API reference for getLocaleProperties.

---

[`getLocaleProperties`](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class-methods/locales/get-locale-properties) is a standalone utility function from General Translation's Core library that returns detailed properties for a locale code, including display names, language, script, and region information, and a representative emoji.

## Overview [#overview]

Import `getLocaleProperties` directly from `generaltranslation` and call it with a locale code and an optional display locale. It does not require an API key or a [GT](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class/constructor) instance. For the instance-based equivalent, use the [`getLocaleProperties`](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class-methods/locales/get-locale-properties) method on a [`GT`](/docs/platform/core/reference/gt-class/constructor) instance instead.

```typescript
import { getLocaleProperties } from 'generaltranslation';

const props = getLocaleProperties('fr-CA', 'en');
console.log(props.name); // "Canadian French"
console.log(props.nativeName); // "français canadien"
console.log(props.emoji); // "🇨🇦"
console.log(props.regionCode); // "CA"
```

Signature:

```typescript
getLocaleProperties(
  locale: string,
  defaultLocale?: string,
  customMapping?: CustomMapping
): LocaleProperties
```

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

- **Comprehensive metadata.** Returns the full [`LocaleProperties`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/locale-properties) object, including standard and maximized forms.
- **Native names.** Native names are always computed in the target locale itself, regardless of `defaultLocale`.
- **Custom mapping integration.** Custom mappings are checked first for all properties, support alias resolution and property overrides, and fall back to standard `Intl` APIs for unmapped codes. Aliased locales are resolved to their canonical locale.

*Note: display names use the CLDR dialect form. For example, `getLocaleProperties('es-MX', 'en').name` is "Mexican Spanish" (not "Spanish (Mexico)"), and `nativeName` is "español de México".*

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter | Description | Type | Optional | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [`locale`](#locale) | BCP-47 locale code to get properties for. | `string` | No | — |
| [`defaultLocale`](#default-locale) | Locale used to localize display names. | `string` | Yes | `en` |
| [`customMapping`](#custom-mapping) | Custom mapping for locale codes and properties. | [`CustomMapping`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/custom-mapping) | Yes | — |

### `locale` [#locale]

**Type** `string` · **Required**

The BCP-47 locale code to get properties for.

### `defaultLocale` [#default-locale]

**Type** `string` · **Optional** · **Default** `en`

The locale used to localize the returned display names.

### `customMapping` [#custom-mapping]

**Type** [`CustomMapping`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/custom-mapping) · **Optional**

An optional custom mapping for locale codes and properties.

## Returns [#returns]

**Type** [`LocaleProperties`](/docs/platform/core/reference/types/locale-properties)

A comprehensive object containing all locale information:

- `code`: standardized locale code.
- `name`: display name in the default locale.
- `nativeName`: display name in the locale itself.
- `languageCode`, `languageName`, `nativeLanguageName`: language information.
- `regionCode`, `regionName`, `nativeRegionName`: region information.
- `scriptCode`, `scriptName`, `nativeScriptName`: script information.
- `maximizedCode`, `minimizedCode`: canonical forms.
- `nameWithRegionCode`, `nativeNameWithRegionCode`: combined display formats.
- `emoji`: flag or representative emoji.

## Examples [#examples]

```typescript
import { getLocaleProperties } from 'generaltranslation';

// English display names
const enProps = getLocaleProperties('es-MX', 'en');
console.log(enProps.name); // "Mexican Spanish"
console.log(enProps.languageName); // "Spanish"
console.log(enProps.regionName); // "Mexico"
console.log(enProps.emoji); // "🇲🇽"

// French display names
const frProps = getLocaleProperties('es-MX', 'fr');
console.log(frProps.name); // "espagnol du Mexique"
console.log(frProps.languageName); // "espagnol"
console.log(frProps.regionName); // "Mexique"

// Native names are always in the target locale
console.log(enProps.nativeName); // "español de México"
console.log(frProps.nativeName); // "español de México"
```

## Notes [#notes]

- Provides locale data without GT class instantiation.
- Custom mapping properties take precedence over standard `Intl` APIs.
- The complete `LocaleProperties` object is always returned.
- Native names are always computed in the target locale itself.