diff --git a/terraform/provider/tools/endpointaudit/coverage_allowlist.txt b/terraform/provider/tools/endpointaudit/coverage_allowlist.txt
index 00f8f3b6031..982136d7fe3 100644
--- a/terraform/provider/tools/endpointaudit/coverage_allowlist.txt
+++ b/terraform/provider/tools/endpointaudit/coverage_allowlist.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ GET /user/spend/report
 # Admin UI helper endpoints; serve UI forms and caller-scoped views, not desired state
 GET /budget/settings
 GET /credentials/{credential_name}/jwks
+POST /credentials/nvidia_nim/models # Credential-scoped upstream discovery, not Terraform-managed state
 GET /router/fields
 GET /guardrails/ui/add_guardrail_settings
 GET /guardrails/ui/category_yaml/{category_name}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.integration.test.tsx
index 1a6fb4fb56f..2423c6b5d71 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.integration.test.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { MountedFormValues } from "../common_components/MountedFormField";
 import { apiClient } from "../networking";
 import { getPlaceholder, Providers } from "../provider_info_helpers";
 import NimModelNameField from "./NimModelNameField";
+import i18n from "@/i18n/i18n";
 
 vi.mock("../networking", () => ({ apiClient: { post: vi.fn() } }));
 const catalogModel = "nvidia_nim/catalog-model";
@@ -77,6 +78,30 @@ describe("NIM model discovery", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("translates discovery status and refresh controls in the selected language", async () => {
+    const previousLanguage = i18n.language;
+    i18n.addResourceBundle("es", "translation", {
+      addModel: {
+        nimModelDiscovery: {
+          loading: "Translated loading",
+          unavailable: "Translated unavailable",
+          refresh: "Translated refresh",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    try {
+      await act(() => i18n.changeLanguage("es"));
+      vi.mocked(apiClient.post).mockResolvedValue({ status: "unavailable", models: [] });
+      render(<Form />);
+      expect(screen.getByText("Translated loading")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await screen.findByText("Translated unavailable")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Translated refresh" })).toBeEnabled();
+    } finally {
+      await act(() => i18n.changeLanguage(previousLanguage));
+      i18n.removeResourceBundle("es", "translation");
+    }
+  });
+
   it("keeps the catalog usable when upstream discovery is unavailable", async () => {
     vi.mocked(apiClient.post).mockResolvedValue({ status: "unavailable", models: [] });
     render(<Form />);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.tsx
index 7d44c92284e..231f19b4278 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NimModelNameField.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ComponentProps } from "react";
 import { useFormContext, useWatch } from "react-hook-form";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { apiClient } from "../networking";
 import { resolveLitellmProviderSlug } from "../provider_info_helpers";
 import type { MountedFormValues } from "../common_components/MountedFormField";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ type Props = ComponentProps<typeof LiteLLMModelNameField> & {
 };
 
 export default function NimModelNameField({ accessToken, canDiscover, ...props }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { control } = useFormContext<MountedFormValues>();
   const credential = useWatch({ control, name: "litellm_credential_name" });
   const apiKey = useWatch({ control, name: "api_key" });
@@ -86,11 +88,9 @@ export default function NimModelNameField({ accessToken, canDiscover, ...props }
       {enabled && (
         <div className="mb-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           <p role="status">
-            {!current && "Loading models from NVIDIA NIM"}
-            {current?.status === "success" &&
-              "Models listed by your NIM endpoint. Inference access and capabilities may vary"}
-            {current?.status === "unavailable" &&
-              "Could not refresh NIM models. Showing the built-in catalog. You can also enter a custom model"}
+            {!current && t("addModel.nimModelDiscovery.loading")}
+            {current?.status === "success" && t("addModel.nimModelDiscovery.success")}
+            {current?.status === "unavailable" && t("addModel.nimModelDiscovery.unavailable")}
           </p>
           <Button
             type="button"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default function NimModelNameField({ accessToken, canDiscover, ...props }
             disabled={!current}
             onClick={() => setAttempt((value) => value + 1)}
           >
-            Refresh NIM models
+            {t("addModel.nimModelDiscovery.refresh")}
           </Button>
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 3c9dbc99a6b..9a19a309136 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -18523,6 +18523,12 @@
     "decisionModelSelect": {
       "label": "Decision model",
       "placeholder": "Select the decision model"
+    },
+    "nimModelDiscovery": {
+      "loading": "Loading models from NVIDIA NIM",
+      "success": "Models listed by your NIM endpoint. Inference access and capabilities may vary",
+      "unavailable": "Could not refresh NIM models. Showing the built-in catalog. You can also enter a custom model",
+      "refresh": "Refresh NIM models"
     }
   },
   "modelAdd": {