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url: "/emailify/tutorials/translate-email-designs-in-figma-with-the-lokalise-api.md"
description: "The video shows how to translate an Emailify email design in Figma by connecting the Emailify plugin to a Lokalise project through the Lokalise API. It demonstrates uploading the design from Figma, entering translations in Lokalise, and importing the translated versions back into Figma as separate language frames."
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# Translate email designs in Figma with the Lokalise API

> The video shows how to translate an Emailify email design in Figma by connecting the Emailify plugin to a Lokalise project through the Lokalise API. It demonstrates uploading the design from Figma, entering translations in Lokalise, and importing the translated versions back into Figma as separate language frames.

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## What this video covers

The video shows how to translate an Emailify email design in Figma by connecting the Emailify plugin to a Lokalise project through the Lokalise API. It demonstrates uploading the design from Figma, entering translations in Lokalise, and importing the translated versions back into Figma as separate language frames.

## Things you'll need

- An Emailify Figma plugin installation
- A Lokalise account
- A Lokalise project with target languages set up

## Steps

1. [ ] Open a new Figma file, find the Emailify plugin in Resources, and run it or save it for later use.
2. [ ] Create an Emailify container for the email design, then click the Localize button in the Emailify plugin header.
3. [ ] Choose the Lokalise API option, create a Lokalise project, and copy the Project ID from the project URL.
4. [ ] Generate a Lokalise API Token with read and write access, then paste the Project ID and API Token into the Emailify Lokalise fields.
5. [ ] Select the email frame in Figma and click Upload to send the text content and screenshots to Lokalise.
6. [ ] Translate the text in Lokalise by editing the language fields, then return to Emailify and click Import Translations.
7. [ ] Review the newly created translated page in Figma and use Preview or Export HTML to export the localized emails.

## Useful links

- [Watch the full video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6-pYRm_B1c)
- [Read the full video transcript](https://www.hypermatic.com/tutorials/how-to-translate-email-designs-in-figma-with-the-lokalise-api-using-emailify)
- [Read: Translating your email designs with Lokalise](/emailify/localization/lokalise)
- [Next: Translate email designs in Figma with the Crowdin API](/emailify/tutorials/translate-email-designs-in-figma-with-the-crowdin-api)
- [Open Emailify in the Figma Community](https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/910671699871076601)