Django localization for database content and APIs
Use Altified with Django to translate model fields, backend content, and API responses while keeping your database and application workflow intact.
Your backend remains responsible for records and permissions while Altified manages translated values and reuse.
/ The short answer
The Django SDK gives backend code a translation-aware way to resolve fields for the active language. Your API and frontend can then serve localized data from the same product system.
Install the package
Add the Django integration and initialize it with your Altified project settings.
Choose fields
Identify model fields, content records, or response values that need language versions.
Resolve translations
Request translated fields for the active language and keep the original value as a fallback.
Serve the response
Return localized backend data to your frontend, API consumers, or language-specific pages.
/ Why it matters
A localization workflow that belongs inside your product.
Model-aware content
Translate product names, descriptions, listings, lessons, posts, and other backend-owned fields.
API responses
Keep localization close to the data source so frontend clients receive the language they request.
Works with a frontend SDK
Pair Django content localization with Next.js or another frontend that serves locale routes.
Server-side credentials
Keep project secrets on the server while your application controls what content is exposed.
/ Frequently asked questions
Questions teams ask before localizing.
Which Django content can I localize?
You can localize model fields, editorial records, product data, and API-backed values while retaining the original database record as the source-language fallback.
Does localization require moving my data?
No. Your Django application remains the source of truth for records, permissions, and API behavior. Altified manages translated values alongside that workflow.
Can Django power a localized Next.js frontend?
Yes. Django can resolve or expose localized backend content while a frontend SDK handles locale routes, page rendering, and metadata.
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