lokalise-install-auth

# Lokalise Install & Auth ## Overview Set up Lokalise SDK/CLI and configure API token authentication for translation management. Covers the Node.js SDK (`@lokalise/node-api` v12+), the CLI (`lokalise2`), and OAuth2 for Lokalise apps. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ (SDK v9+ is ESM-only) - Package manager (npm, pnpm, or yarn) - Lokalise account with project access - API token from Lokalise profile settings ## Instructions ### Step 1: Install Node.js SDK ```bash set -euo pipefail # SDK v9+ is ESM-only — requires "type": "module" in package.json or .mjs files npm install @lokalise/node-api # For CommonJS projects that cannot migrate to ESM, pin to v8 npm install @lokalise/node-api@8 ``` ### Step 2: Install CLI Tool ```bash set -euo pipefail # macOS via Homebrew brew tap lokalise/cli-2 brew install lokalise2 # Linux — download latest release binary LATEST_CLI=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/lokalise/lokalise-cli-2-go/releases/latest \ | grep -oP '"tag_name": "\K[^"]+') curl -sL "https://github.com/lokalise/lokalise-cli-2-go/releases/download/${LATEST_CLI}/lokalise2_linux_x86_64.tar.gz" | tar xz sudo mv lokalise2 /usr/local/bin/ # Verify installation lokalise2 --version ``` ### Step 3: Generate API Token 1. Log into [Lokalise](https://app.lokalise.com) 2. Click profile avatar > **Profile Settings** 3. Go to **API tokens** tab 4. Click **Generate new token** 5. Choose **Read and write** for full access (or **Read only** for CI download pipelines) 6. Copy the token ...