> Portal Navigation:
> 
> - Append `.md` to any URL under `https://dev.wix.com/docs/` to get its markdown version.
> - Pages are either content pages (article or reference text) or menu pages (a list of links to child pages).
> - To get a menu page, truncate any URL to a parent path and append `.md` (e.g. `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk.md`, `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/core-modules.md`).
> - Top-level index of all portals: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt
> - Full concatenated docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms-full.txt

# CreateNewPrimaryLocale

# Package: localeManagement

# Namespace: LocalesService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/multilingual/locale-management/locales/create-new-primary-locale.md

## Permission Scopes:
Wix Multilingual: SCOPE.MULTILINGUAL.MANAGE_TRANSLATIONS

## Introduction

Creates and assigns a new primary locale for a site.

This method changes the site's primary locale. The process may take time, depending on the amount of content present on the site. When called, this method returns a token, which you can use with the Get New Primary Locale Status method to check the status of the primary locale change.

<blockquote class="important">
<strong>Important:</strong>

- The desired new primary locale can't already exist as a secondary locale on the site. If the locale is already a secondary locale on the site, you must first remove it from the site by calling Delete Locale before changing the primary locale.
- This method automatically deletes the original primary locale and transfers its data to the new primary locale.

</blockquote>

---

## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: createNewPrimaryLocale
 Description: Creates and assigns a new primary locale for a site.  This method changes the site's primary locale. The process may take time, depending on the amount of content present on the site. When called, this method returns a token, which you can use with the Get New Primary Locale Status method to check the status of the primary locale change.  <blockquote class="important"> <strong>Important:</strong>  - The desired new primary locale can't already exist as a secondary locale on the site. If the locale is already a secondary locale on the site, you must first remove it from the site by calling Delete Locale before changing the primary locale. - This method automatically deletes the original primary locale and transfers its data to the new primary locale.  </blockquote>
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/v2/locale/change-primary
 Method: POST
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  primaryLocale
 Method parameters: 
   param name: primaryLocale | type: Locale   | required: true
        - name: languageCode | type: string | description: Language code. For example, `"en"` for English. 
        - name: regionCode | type: string | description: Region code. For example, `"UK"` for United Kingdom. 
        - name: visibility | type: LocaleVisibility | description: Locale visibility status. 
             - enum:
             -     HIDDEN: Locale is hidden from site visitors. A site's locale should be hidden when a translation is not ready to be exposed to visitors.
             -     VISIBLE: Locale is visible to site visitors. A site can only have up to 100 visible locales.
        - name: flag | type: string | description: Flag icon as a 3-letter language code based on Wix's supported locales. For example, `"USA"` for the United States flag icon. 
        - name: regionalFormat | type: string | description: Regional format for determining how to display data types such as dates, times, numbers, and currencies. For example, `"en-US"` to format dates like this: `MM-DD-YYYY`. 
        - name: urlStructureOverride | type: UrlStructureOverride | description: Optional override for the locale's default URL structure. 
           - name: urlStructure | type: UrlStructure | description: URL structure to use instead of the default. 
                 - enum:
                 -     SUBDIRECTORY: URL structure as a subdirectory. For example, `"www.mysite.com/fr"`.
                 -     SUBDOMAIN: URL structure as a subdomain. For example, `"fr.mysite.com"`.
                 -     QUERY_PARAM: URL structure as a query parameter. For example, `"www.mysite.com?lang=fr"`.
        - name: machineTranslationCode | type: string | description: Language code based on Wix's supported locales, used to specify the target language when translatable content is sent for machine translation. For example, `"ES"` for Spanish or `"ZH_TW"` for Traditional Chinese.  Default: The locale's `languageCode` value. 
        - name: overrideDisplayName | type: string | description: Optional override for the locale's display name. 
 Return type: CreateNewPrimaryLocaleResponse
  - name: token | type: string | description:  

 Possible Errors:
   HTTP Code: 428 | Status Code: FAILED_PRECONDITION | Application Code: NEW_MAIN_LOCALE_EXIST_ON_SITE | Description: The specified locale already exists as a secondary locale on the site.


```

### Examples

### Create New Primary Locale
```curl
curl -X POST \
  'https://www.wixapis.com/locales/v2/locale/change-primary' \
  -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
                   "primaryLocale":
                    {
                      "languageCode": "en",
                    }
                 }'
```

---

## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.localeManagement.LocalesService.createNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale)
 Description: Creates and assigns a new primary locale for a site.  This method changes the site's primary locale. The process may take time, depending on the amount of content present on the site. When called, this method returns a token, which you can use with the Get New Primary Locale Status method to check the status of the primary locale change.  <blockquote class="important"> <strong>Important:</strong>  - The desired new primary locale can't already exist as a secondary locale on the site. If the locale is already a secondary locale on the site, you must first remove it from the site by calling Delete Locale before changing the primary locale. - This method automatically deletes the original primary locale and transfers its data to the new primary locale.  </blockquote>
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  primaryLocale
 Method parameters: 
   param name: primaryLocale | type: Locale   | required: true
        - name: languageCode | type: string | description: Language code. For example, `"en"` for English. 
        - name: regionCode | type: string | description: Region code. For example, `"UK"` for United Kingdom. 
        - name: visibility | type: LocaleVisibility | description: Locale visibility status. 
             - enum:
             -     HIDDEN: Locale is hidden from site visitors. A site's locale should be hidden when a translation is not ready to be exposed to visitors.
             -     VISIBLE: Locale is visible to site visitors. A site can only have up to 100 visible locales.
        - name: flag | type: string | description: Flag icon as a 3-letter language code based on Wix's supported locales. For example, `"USA"` for the United States flag icon. 
        - name: regionalFormat | type: string | description: Regional format for determining how to display data types such as dates, times, numbers, and currencies. For example, `"en-US"` to format dates like this: `MM-DD-YYYY`. 
        - name: urlStructureOverride | type: UrlStructureOverride | description: Optional override for the locale's default URL structure. 
           - name: urlStructure | type: UrlStructure | description: URL structure to use instead of the default. 
                 - enum:
                 -     SUBDIRECTORY: URL structure as a subdirectory. For example, `"www.mysite.com/fr"`.
                 -     SUBDOMAIN: URL structure as a subdomain. For example, `"fr.mysite.com"`.
                 -     QUERY_PARAM: URL structure as a query parameter. For example, `"www.mysite.com?lang=fr"`.
        - name: machineTranslationCode | type: string | description: Language code based on Wix's supported locales, used to specify the target language when translatable content is sent for machine translation. For example, `"ES"` for Spanish or `"ZH_TW"` for Traditional Chinese.  Default: The locale's `languageCode` value. 
        - name: overrideDisplayName | type: string | description: Optional override for the locale's display name. 
 Return type: PROMISE<CreateNewPrimaryLocaleResponse>
  - name: token | type: string | description:  

 Possible Errors:
   HTTP Code: 428 | Status Code: FAILED_PRECONDITION | Application Code: NEW_MAIN_LOCALE_EXIST_ON_SITE | Description: The specified locale already exists as a secondary locale on the site.


```

### Examples

### createNewPrimaryLocale
```javascript
import { locales } from '@wix/multilingual';

async function createNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale) {
  const response = await locales.createNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale);
};
```

### createNewPrimaryLocale (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { locales } from '@wix/multilingual';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myCreateNewPrimaryLocaleMethod(primaryLocale) {
  const elevatedCreateNewPrimaryLocale = auth.elevate(locales.createNewPrimaryLocale);
  const response = await elevatedCreateNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale);
}
```

### createNewPrimaryLocale (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { locales } from '@wix/multilingual';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { locales },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function createNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale) {
  const response = await myWixClient.locales.createNewPrimaryLocale(primaryLocale);
};
```

---