Send a Slack alert when a Crowdin project is fully translated

When Crowdin reports that all files in a project are translated into one of your target languages, this workflow posts a Slack message, so the team knows that language is ready for review or release.

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The Send a Slack alert when a Crowdin project is fully translated workflow on the FlowMattic canvas, with 2 steps across Crowdin, Slack — The workflow as it appears in the builder after import. Each step opens for editing.

What this workflow does

Localization work finishes language by language, and the people waiting on it, such as reviewers, developers and release managers, rarely watch Crowdin all day. A Slack message at the right moment saves someone checking the progress bars. This workflow sends one when a language is complete.

The Crowdin trigger Project Fully Translated fires when all files in the project are translated into one of the target languages. It passes the event data to FlowMattic. The Slack step then posts a message to the channel you choose, and you can put the project and language from the event into the text.

Because the trigger works per language, a project with five target languages can post five messages, one as each language is done. Fully translated is not the same as approved, so reviewers may still have work to do. Run a test after import to see which fields Crowdin sends, and use Task History to confirm each message went out.

App release waiting on translations

The mobile team holds a release until German and French are done. Each language's Slack message tells them which strings are ready to pull into the build.

Calling in reviewers

A message in the reviewers' channel says a language is translated, so the proofreader for that language can start approving.

Website localization project

The marketing team hears in Slack when a site's Spanish translation is complete and can plan the launch of that version.

How this workflow runs

What happens at each step once the workflow is on, and what you need before you import it.

Step 1Trigger
Crowdin Project Fully Translated
Fires when every file in your Crowdin project has been translated into one of the target languages. It runs once for each language that reaches that point.
Step 2Action
Slack Send Channel Message
Sends a message to the Slack channel you pick. Include the project name and the finished language from the Crowdin event so readers know what is ready.

What you need

FlowMatticCore
Crowdin AccountAccount
Slack AccountAccount

After importing, map your own data. To keep the template universal, not every step is pre-filled. Open each step in the builder and connect your accounts and fields (channels, lists, sheets, recipients) before you switch the workflow on.

Make it yours

Changes worth making after you import it.

Want a message only when translations are approved too? Swap the trigger for Crowdin's Project Fully Reviewed, which fires when translations in all files are approved for a language.
Add a Filter after the trigger that continues only for the languages your next release needs, so the channel isn't told about every language.
Add a second Slack step that posts to the developers' channel, with wording about pulling the new translations into the build.