Integrations

Set up and use the Smartcat Paligo integration

Zachary Ralston Updated July 24, 2026 3 min read

Overview

This guide walks you through setting up and using the Smartcat Paligo integration to manage and translate your content in Paligo.

Before you set up the Smartcat Paligo integration, collect the following parameters:

In your browser's address bar you find the Base URL for your Paligo account (for example, https://company-name.paligoapp.com/).

Browser address bar showing the Paligo account Base URL

In your Paligo profile, you find your Username.

Paligo profile page showing the Username field

You can create an API Key by going to your profile and then to API Keys. There you find a Create new key button.

Paligo API Keys page with the Create new key button

In your Smartcat account, go to Integrations → Add new integration
Look for Paligo and click Set up integration
Name the integration and provide your Paligo Base URL, Paligo Username, and API Key
Choose whether to list all content from your Paligo account or only what is marked as In Translation

Smartcat Paligo integration setup form with Base URL, Username, and API Key fields

The Paligo integration is now configured and ready to use.

To start the translation process, select your content and click Create translation
Select whether you want to create a new project in Smartcat or upload a file to an existing project
Enter the project data, such as name, deadline, and source and target language. You can select multiple target languages
Select the appropriate workflow for your translation. The Automatic Translation → Post-Editing workflow allows Smartcat to select the most suitable AI engine for the initial translation. After that, you can review the translation yourself or invite a collaborator to your project in Smartcat
Go to the Integration-specific settings by clicking the respective button below. Select the import mode for your translation: import existing translations or skip this step
When importing existing translations, you can pick which status they should be in
After the synchronization process is complete, you see a list of target languages under the title of the original file. Click the underlined title on the left to open your project in Smartcat, or click Open Editor to see the content and its translation
Once the translation is complete, send it back to Paligo by clicking Send to Paligo
When sending content back to Paligo, determine its Completion level (whether all steps of the translation workflow were completed or not), confirm the Target languages, and pick whether it should rewrite confirmed translations