# Format

Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Human-readable display name of the format.
api_name	string	Identifier used to reference this format in API requests, such as the file_format parameter on the uploads and downloads endpoints.
description	string	Human-readable summary of the format and its typical use case.
extension	string	Default file extension associated with this format.
default_encoding	string	Default character encoding used when reading or writing files in this format.
importable	bool	Whether locale files can be imported using this format.
exportable	bool	Whether locale files can be exported using this format.
default_file	string	Conventional file path pattern for this format. Contains locale_name as a placeholder for the locale identifier.
renders_default_locale	bool	When true, exported files contain the default locale's content for any key that has no translation in the target locale.
includes_locale_information	bool	When true, files in this format embed locale information so Phrase can detect the locale automatically on import.