# python: get_locale
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/python/api/get-locale.mdx
---
title: get_locale
description: API reference for the get_locale function
---

## Overview

Returns the current locale as set by [`initialize_gt`](/docs/python/api/initialize-gt) middleware.

```python
from gt_flask import get_locale  # or from gt_fastapi import get_locale

locale = get_locale()  # e.g., "es"
```

## Reference

### Returns

`str` — the current locale code.