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Google Translate

Use Google Translate to perform various operations such as detecting the language of text, translating text into multiple languages, and retrieving a list of supported languages. These operations allow seamless integration of translation functionality into your application.

Prerequisites​

To use Google Translate, you need a Google Cloud account and an API key with access to the Google Translate API. Ensure that the Google Translate API is enabled for your Google Cloud project. For detailed instructions, refer to the [Google Cloud API documentation] .

Supported Authentication Methods​

  • API Key

Basic Operations​

Translation​

  • Translate Text: Translate text from a source language to a target language.
  • Detect Language: Automatically detect the language of the given text.
  • List Supported Languages: Retrieve a list of all languages supported by the Google Translate API.

Parameters​

Each operation requires the specification of an operation parameter. Below is a list of available options for the operation parameter in Google Translate:

Translation Operations​

  • translation.translate: Translate Text
  • translation.detect: Detect Language
  • translation.listLanguages: List Supported Languages

Operations Overview​

Translate Text​

  • Operation Name: translation.translate
  • Description: Translate a given text from a source language to a target language.
  • Required Parameters:
    • Text (q): The text to be translated.
    • Source Language (source): The language code of the original text (e.g., en for English).
    • Target Language (target): The language code of the desired translation (e.g., es for Spanish).
    • Format (format): Specify text or html.

Detect Language​

  • Operation Name: translation.detect
  • Description: Detect the language of the provided text.
  • Required Parameters:
    • Text (q): The text whose language is to be detected.

List Supported Languages​

  • Operation Name: translation.listLanguages
  • Description: Retrieve the list of languages supported by the Google Translate API.
  • Optional Parameters:
    • Target Language (target): Specify a language code to retrieve the language names localized to that language (e.g., en for English).

Further Reading​

For more information on the Google Translate API and detailed steps to implement these operations, refer to the [Google Translate API documentation] .