Attest allows you to send surveys to multiple countries around the world and to run the same survey in multiple languages. You can generate AI translations directly in the platform, upload your own translations, or use Attest’s translation partner to translate your survey for you.

Sending translated surveys involves two related steps: selecting the countries you want to target and adding one or more languages to your survey.

In the Audience tab, select Attest panels and add audiences. Use the dropdowns to choose:

You can add multiple country and language combinations to the same survey.

Attest supports local variations of the same language, such as British English and American English. By enabling locale-specific versions, you can account for differences in spelling, terminology, or currency, while keeping the overall survey structure consistent across markets

Your draft language is automatically set to the first country and language you add.

If you drafted your survey in a different language and want to view results in that language, you can change the draft language using the dropdown. The draft language controls how results are displayed in analysis.

When you add a language that's different from your draft language, a Translation needed label appears. From here, you can generate a draft translation directly in Attest using AI, instead of managing a translation file yourself.

Select Add translation, then choose Use Compass. Attest generates a full draft translation of your survey text, including questions, answer options and instructions, for each target language you've added.

Review the generated text for each language and edit any fields that need refining, then publish once you're happy with it. A language can't be launched until every field for that language is complete, whether it was translated by AI, added manually, or a mix of both.

If you'd like a translator or colleague to refine the AI draft outside Attest, you can still export the translation file. It includes the AI-generated text, ready for editing. When you upload the edited file back, it overwrites the AI text for any fields that were changed, and Attest keeps a record of the edit history.

If you'd rather manage translations yourself, or need to for a language AI translations doesn't support, select Add translation and choose to download an .xlsx translation file instead. This file includes:

Enter the translated text into the relevant columns. The content in the translated columns becomes the experience for respondents in those markets.

Upload the completed file back into Attest. The platform will automatically flag any missing fields or errors before the survey can be launched.

Use Preview to switch between languages and review how the survey will appear to respondents in each market. This works the same way whether your translations came from AI, a manual upload, or a mix of both.

Previewing allows you to check that:

If you'd rather not manage translations yourself, whether using AI or manually, Attest offers a paid translation service through a trusted partner. This service provides bespoke survey translations on a per-question basis. For more details, see Using Attest’s translation partner or contact the Customer Research team via in-platform chat.