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Workflow Automation with n8n

If you want to automate translation tasks without writing code, n8n is a great way to connect Taia with the tools your team already uses — like Google Drive, GitHub, Notion, Slack, and more.

This guide shows how to build real-world localization workflows using Taia + n8n.

🔧 What Is n8n?​

n8n (short for “node-node”) is an open-source workflow automation platform.

You can use it to:

  • Trigger actions (e.g. "when a file is uploaded to Dropbox…")
  • Perform logic (e.g. "check if file is a PDF…")
  • Call APIs (e.g. "send file to Taia for translation…")
  • Handle outputs (e.g. "post translated file to Slack…")

It’s the glue between your content sources and the Taia platform.

⚙️ Example Workflow 1: Google Drive → Taia → Slack​

Use Case: You drop a file into a shared folder, it gets translated, and a notification is posted in Slack.

Steps:​

  1. Trigger: Watch a Google Drive folder for new files
  2. Filter: Accept only DOCX, PDF, or IDML
  3. HTTP Node: Call the Taia API /projects/upload endpoint
  4. Wait: Poll status until complete
  5. Download: Use /projects/download once ready
  6. Notify: Post message + file in Slack channel

✅ Fully automated
🧑 Great for: Marketing teams, support content localization

⚙️ Example Workflow 2: GitHub → Taia → GitHub​

Use Case: Automate localization for static websites or UI string files.

Steps:​

  1. Trigger: New commit to locales/en.json
  2. Download: Fetch file from repo
  3. HTTP Node: Send file to Taia for translation to fr-FR
  4. Wait: Until translation complete
  5. Push: Commit translated file as fr-FR.json back to repo

✅ Keeps codebase in sync
🧑‍💻 Great for: Dev teams, CI/CD pipelines

⚙️ Example Workflow 3: Notion → Taia → Email​

Use Case: Translate structured content from Notion into 3 languages and send results to stakeholders.

Steps:​

  1. Trigger: New row in Notion database
  2. Convert: Extract content as HTML or Markdown
  3. API Call: Submit to Taia with multiple target languages
  4. Loop: One request per language (use n8n "Split In Batches")
  5. Send: Email links to translated files via Gmail node

✅ Easy for editorial teams
🧑‍🏫 Great for: Knowledge bases, newsletters, content teams

🔐 Authentication with Taia API​

Use an HTTP node with:

  • POST/GET method
  • Authorization header: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
  • Upload as multipart/form-data or JSON depending on endpoint

Check our API docs for examples.

🧠 Tips​

  • Test each node before connecting the whole flow
  • Use the “Wait” + “Poll” pattern to check when translations are ready
  • Add retry logic for network stability
  • Use n8n’s built-in environment variables to store API keys securely

🛠️ Templates & Resources​

We’re preparing open-source n8n templates you can copy/paste:

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