Facebook Ads translation with Crowdin

Crowdin is a must-have tool for businesses looking to expand globally. Running localized ads through Facebook Ads is a powerful way to reach international markets. With the integration of Crowdin, Facebook Ads translation and localization becomes seamless, allowing businesses to efficiently translate Facebook Ads. This integration streamlines workflows, making it easier to manage and launch localized campaigns.

This integration is implemented as a custom file format. You will need to export your campaigns as a CSV file, then translate with Crowdin and upload the translated CSV back through Facebook Ads.

Before uploading your files to the Crowdin project, you may want to check the Project -> Tools section to configure the application before use. Especially if you need to add or remove campaign data that should or should not be translated.

See Facebook's official documentation to learn how to export campaigns as CSV files.

Facebook Ads translation demo

Screenshots of the Facebook Ads translation process

Note:

• When exporting ads from Facebook, you should select the CSV format.

• Facebook exports tab-separated CSV files. If you need to edit the file before uploading it to Crowdin, make sure not to change the CSV configuration when saving. Also, do not rename exported files. Crowdin expects CSV files to be named “export…anything .csv”.

• Facebook allows multilingual campaigns. When importing campaigns translated with Crowdin back to Facebook, you will get one campaign per language. Campaigns will have a language code in their names.

File Format Details

Sample File

Campaign ID	Campaign Name	Campaign Status	Campaign Objective	Buying Type	Campaign Start Time	New Objective	Ad Set ID	Ad Set Run Status	Ad Set Lifetime Impressions	Ad Set Name	Ad Set Time Start	Ad Set Daily Budget	Destination Type	Ad Set Lifetime Budget	Use Accelerated Delivery	Frequency Control	Link Object ID	Link	Countries	Location Types	Age Min	Age Max	Brand Safety Inventory Filtering Levels	Optimization Goal	Attribution Spec	Billing Event	Ad Set Bid Strategy	Ad ID	Ad Status	Preview Link	Ad Name	Title	Body	Link Description	Optimize text per person	Image Hash	Image File Name	Creative Type	Instagram Account ID	Call to Action	Video Retargeting	Use Page as Actor	Degrees of Freedom Type	Text Transformations
cg:23854035569850276	New Awareness Campaign	PAUSED	Outcome Awareness	AUCTION	04/21/2023 4:36:33 pm	Yes	c:2385115569930276	PAUSED	0	New Awareness Ad Set 2	04/21/2023 4:36:33 pm	5	UNDEFINED	0	No	Event=IMPRESSIONS, Max Frequency=1, Interval Days=7	o:1676081234357	http://test-website.com/	UA	home, recent	18	65	FACEBOOK_STANDARD, AN_STANDARD	REACH	"[{""event_type"":""CLICK_THROUGH"",""window_days"":1}]"	IMPRESSIONS	Highest volume or value	a:23854043338660276	PAUSED	https://www.facebook.com/?feed_demo_ad=23854044338660276&h=AQAH9YZzjz072H_R2_o	Single image or video Ad	Headline text	Primary text	Description 	Yes	221675296058054:5d114053634e337d6530bd4474b53e	untitled	Link Page Post Ad	x:822763287829630	LEARN_MORE	No	No	USER_ENROLLED_NON_DCO	TEXT_LIQUIDITY