# i18n

Documentation: [Chrome i18n API](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/i18n)

A promise-based wrapper for the Chrome `i18n` API.

## Methods

- [detectI18Language(text)](#detectI18Language)
- [getI18nAcceptLanguages()](#getI18nAcceptLanguages)
- [getI18nUILanguage()](#getI18nUILanguage)
- [getI18nMessage(key)](#getI18nMessage)
- [getDefaultLanguage()](#getDefaultLanguage)

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### detectI18Language

```
detectI18Language(text: string): Promise<chrome.i18n.LanguageDetectionResult>
```

Detects the primary language of the provided text.

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### getI18nAcceptLanguages

```
getI18nAcceptLanguages(): Promise<string[]>
```

Retrieves the user's preferred accept languages list.

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### getI18nUILanguage

```
getI18nUILanguage(): string | undefined
```

Returns the browser's UI language code.

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### getI18nMessage

```
getI18nMessage(key: string): string | undefined
```

Retrieves the localized message for the specified key.

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### getDefaultLanguage

```
getDefaultLanguage(): string | undefined
```

Extracts the default locale as declared in the extension manifest.