Zolemba za API

Kuphatikiza zothandiza kutanthauzira m'mapulogalamu anu ndi REST API yathu yosavuta.

Kuyamba

The TranslateAPI amapereka yosavuta REST interface kwa kutanthauzira malemba pakati 180 + zinenero.All API endpoints kubwezera JSON mayankho.

1. Get Your API Key

Create a free account and generate your API key from the dashboard:

  1. Sign up at translateapi.ai/signup
  2. Go to Dashboard → Chingwe cha API
  3. Click "Create API Key" and copy your key

API keys start with ta_ followed by 56 hex characters.

Base URL: https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/
2. Make Your First Request

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard:

curl -X POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Hello, world!",
    "target_language": "es"
  }'
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
        "text": "Hello, world!",
        "target_language": "es"
    }
)

result = response.json()
print(result["translated_text"])  # "Hola, mundo!"
const response = await fetch("https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        text: "Hello, world!",
        target_language: "es"
    })
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result.translated_text);  // "Hola, mundo!"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json"
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        "text" => "Hello, world!",
        "target_language" => "es"
    ])
]);

$result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
echo $result["translated_text"];  // "Hola, mundo!"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
    "text": "Hello, world!",
    "target_language": "es"
}`)

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/", payload)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()

var result map[string]interface{}
json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
fmt.Println(result["translated_text"])  // "Hola, mundo!"
var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY");

var content = new StringContent(
    JsonSerializer.Serialize(new {
        text = "Hello, world!",
        target_language = "es"
    }),
    Encoding.UTF8,
    "application/json"
);

var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/", content);
var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JsonElement>(
    await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
);
Console.WriteLine(result.GetProperty("translated_text"));  // "Hola, mundo!"
Kuyankha
{
    "translated_text": "Hola, mundo!",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "es",
    "translations": {
        "es": "Hola, mundo!"
    },
    "character_count": 13,
    "translation_time": 0.45
}

Kutsimikizira

Authenticate zosowa zanu pogwiritsa ntchito chida cha API. Mukhoza kupanga chida cha API kuchokera patsamba lanu dashboard.

Kutsimikizika kwa Header (Kuloledwa)
Authorization: Bearer ta_your_api_key_here
ApiKey Header
Authorization: ApiKey ta_your_api_key_here
Query Parameter
https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/?api_key=ta_your_api_key_here
Gwiritsani ntchito zilembo zanu za API motetezeka! Musawawonetse mu code ya client-side kapena ma repositories a anthu.

Kutanthauzira Malemba

Kutanthauzira malemba ku mtundu wina woyenera.

POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/
Mtima wa funso
Paramita Chizindikiro: Zofunika Kufotokozera
text string Yes Text kutanthauzira (max 50,000 characters)
target_language string Inde* Target language code (e.g., "es", "fr", "de")
source_language string Palibe Source language code. Default: "auto" (auto-detect)
engine string Palibe Translation engine: "auto" (default), "huggingface", or "madlad". See Translation Models. Kutanthauzira Models.

Kugwiritsa ntchito target_language (mzere) kwa zinenero imodzi kapena target_languages (array) kwa multiple. Onani Multi-Target Translation.

Kuyankha
{
    "translated_text": "Hola, mundo!",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "es",
    "translations": {
        "es": "Hola, mundo!"
    },
    "character_count": 13,
    "translation_time": 0.45
}
Auto-Detection: Omit source_language or set it to "auto" to automatically detect the source language. The detected language is returned in the source_language response field.

Multi-Target Translation

Kutanthauzira malemba kwa zilankhulo zambiri m'modzi akufuna. Amagwiritsa ntchito chimodzimodzi endpoint monga kutanthauzira imodzi.

POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/
Mtima wa funso
{
    "text": "Hello, world!",
    "target_languages": ["es", "fr", "de", "ja"],
    "source_language": "en"
}

Kugwiritsa ntchito target_languages (array) m'malo target_language (mzere) kwa ziyembekezo zambiri.

Kuyankha
{
    "source_language": "en",
    "translations": {
        "es": "Hola, mundo!",
        "fr": "Bonjour, monde!",
        "de": "Hallo, Welt!",
        "ja": "こんにちは、世界!"
    },
    "character_count": 52,
    "translation_time": 2.31
}
Chitsanzo: Mukhoza kutanthauzira mpaka 50 zinenero m'modzi m'modzi zosowa.

Batch Kutanthauzira

Kutanthauzira malemba ambiri pamodzi ndi async processing. Submit a batch ndi poll kwa zotsatira.

Limits: Max 100 texts per batch, max 300 total items (texts × target languages). Jobs time out 45 minutes after processing starts.
Speed: Common languages (ES, FR, DE) use fast models (~0.1s/text). Less common languages use our multilingual model (~1-3s/text).
POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/batch/
Gawo 1: Kutumiza Batch
curl -X POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/batch/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "texts": ["Hello", "Goodbye", "Thank you"],
    "target_language": "es",
    "source_language": "en"
}'
Kuyankha (HTTP 202 Accepted)
{
    "job_id": "67535b2b-c9e3-4f82-9499-e237edbc1dd8",
    "status": "pending",
    "total_texts": 3,
    "queue_position": 1,
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_languages": ["es"],
    "character_count": 22,
    "credits_remaining": -1,
    "poll_url": "https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/jobs/67535b2b-c9e3-4f82-9499-e237edbc1dd8/"
}
Gawo 2: Poll kwa Results
GET https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/
Polling Mfano (Python)
import time, requests

job_id = response.json()["job_id"]
total = response.json()["total_texts"]
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}

print(f"Batch submitted: {total} texts (job {job_id})")

while True:
    result = requests.get(f"https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/", headers=headers).json()
    status = result["status"]
    processed = result.get("processed_texts", 0)
    progress = result.get("progress_percentage", 0)

    if status == "completed":
        print(f"Done: {processed}/{total} in {result.get('processing_time', 0):.1f}s")
        translations = result["result_data"]["translations"]
        break
    elif status == "failed":
        raise Exception(result.get("error_message", "Translation failed"))
    elif status == "pending":
        print(f"Queued (position {result.get('queue_position', '?')})")
    else:
        print(f"[{status}] {processed}/{total} ({progress:.0f}%)")

    time.sleep(3)
Kuyankha (kumaliza)
{
    "job_id": "67535b2b-...",
    "status": "completed",
    "processed_texts": 3,
    "total_texts": 3,
    "progress_percentage": 100.0,
    "processing_time": 10.65,
    "result_data": {
        "translations": ["Hola", "Adiós", "Gracias"],
        "source_language": "en",
        "target_language": "es",
        "character_count": 22,
        "processing_time": 10.65
    }
}
Real-Time Progress Tracking
Field Kufotokozera
status pending (queued, waiting for a GPU worker), processing (actively translating), completed, failed
processed_texts Number of individual translations completed so far. Updates in real time as each text is translated.
progress_percentage Completion percentage (0-100). Calculated from processed_texts / total_texts.
queue_position Your position in the queue when status is "pending" (1 = next up). Null when processing or completed. Use this to estimate wait time and show queue status to your users.
processing_time Total processing time in seconds (available when completed).
Multi-Chilankhulo Batch

Kutanthauzira malemba ambiri a mitundu yosiyanasiyana pamodzi:

{
    "texts": ["Hello", "Goodbye"],
    "target_languages": ["es", "fr"],
    "source_language": "en"
}
Completed result_data
{
    "translations": [
        {"es": "Hola", "fr": "Bonjour"},
        {"es": "Adiós", "fr": "Au revoir"}
    ],
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_languages": ["es", "fr"],
    "character_count": 24,
    "processing_time": 2.45
}
Ma parameters a funso
Paramita Chizindikiro: Zofunika Kufotokozera
texts array Yes Array of strings to translate
target_language string Inde* Target chilankhulo code kwa chilankhulo chimodzi
target_languages array Inde* Array of target language codes for multiple languages
source_language string Palibe Source language code. Default: "auto"

* Pezani wina target_language kapena target_languages, si onse awiri.

Best Practices for Large Workloads
  • Send 1 target language per batch request. This keeps each batch fast and makes progress easy to track.
  • Keep batches at 50-100 texts. Smaller batches complete faster and give you more frequent progress updates.
  • Submit as many batch jobs as you need — our GPU cluster auto-scales to handle demand. Jobs are processed in parallel across multiple instances.
  • On timeout, re-poll the same job_id instead of submitting a new batch. The original job may still be processing on the GPU.
  • Poll every 3-5 seconds. More frequent polling does not speed up processing.

Kutanthauzira kwa Document

Kutanthauzira onse mabuku pamene kuteteza formatting. Supports multiple file formats.

POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/document/
Kupempha (multipart / form-data)
Paramita Chizindikiro: Zofunika Kufotokozera
file file Yes Fayilo yomasulira (max 10MB)
target_language string Yes Target language code (e.g., "es", "fr", "de")
source_language string Palibe Source language code. Default: "auto" (auto-detect)
Supported File Types
Documents
  • .txt - Fayilo ya malemba oyera
  • .docx - Makalata a Word
  • .pdf - PDF mafayilo (kuphatikizapo scanned)
Data & Localization
  • .json - JSON mafayilo (amatanthauzira matanthauzo a string)
  • .xml - Fayilo ya XML
  • .srt - Fayilo ya ma subtitle
  • .po / .pot - Gettext kutanthauzira mafayilo
Images (OCR)
  • .jpg / .jpeg - JPEG zithunzi (OCR)
  • .png - PNG zithunzi (OCR)
  • .tiff / .tif - TIFF zithunzi (OCR)
  • .bmp - BMP zithunzi (OCR)
  • .webp - WebP zithunzi (OCR)
Mfano (cURL)
# Translate a Word document
curl -X POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/document/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.docx" \
  -F "target_language=es" \
  -F "source_language=en"

# Translate text from an image (OCR)
curl -X POST https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/document/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@scanned_page.jpg" \
  -F "target_language=es" \
  -F "source_language=en"
Kuyankha
{
    "id": 123,
    "original_filename": "document.docx",
    "file_type": "docx",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "es",
    "status": "completed",
    "character_count": 5420,
    "translated_file_url": "/media/translated/document_es.docx",
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "completed_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:05Z"
}
OCR Support: Fayilo ya zithunzi ndi mafayilo a PDF a scanned amachitidwa ndi Optical Character Recognition (OCR) kuti apange malemba asanatulutsidwe.
GET https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/document/{id}/

Onani mfundo za kutanthauzira kwa deta kapena bwererani ku download URL.

Makhalidwe a khalidwe
pending Fayilo yatulutsidwa, ikuyembekezera kuchitidwa
processing Translation in progress
completed Kutanthauzira komaliza, kutsitsa kulipo
failed Kutanthauzira kulephera (onani error_message)

Zilankhulo Zothandizidwa

Get the list of all supported languages.

GET https://api.translateapi.ai/api/v1/translate/languages/
Kuyankha
{
    "count": 186,
    "results": [
        {"iso": "en", "name": "English", "en_label": "English"},
        {"iso": "es", "name": "Español", "en_label": "Spanish"},
        {"iso": "fr", "name": "Français", "en_label": "French"},
        ...
    ]
}

View All 186 Languages

Submit Corrections

Suggest a better translation for a given source text. Corrections enter a moderation queue; once approved by our team they surface as "Community Verified" translations for that text.

Note: this endpoint is served from the main domain https://translateapi.ai/api/v1/ (not the api. translation host), and requires an API key.
POST https://translateapi.ai/api/v1/suggestions/
Mtima wa funso
Parameter Chizindikiro: Kufotokozera
source_text string The original text that was translated.
source_language string Source language code (e.g. "en").
target_language string Target language code (e.g. "es").
machine_translation string The machine translation you are correcting.
suggested_translation string Your improved translation (must differ from machine_translation).
Example Request
curl -X POST https://translateapi.ai/api/v1/suggestions/ \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "source_text": "Hello, world!",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "es",
    "machine_translation": "Hola, mundo!",
    "suggested_translation": "¡Hola, mundo!"
}'
Kuyankha
{
    "id": 4213,
    "status": "pending",
    "created": true,
    "message": "Correction submitted for review."
}

Re-submitting the same source/language pair updates your existing suggestion instead of creating a duplicate (returns 200 with "created": false).

Kutanthauzira Models

Timagwiritsa ntchito state-of-the-art open source translation models kuyendetsa pa GPU yathu yayikulu.Zosefera zonse ndi zovomerezeka (Apache 2.0).

Model Zilankhulo Best kwa
Helsinki-NLP/opus-mt 50+ zilankhulo zogwirizana Zilankhulo zofala (EN, ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, RU, ZH, JA, etc.)
Google MADLAD-400 400 + zilankhulo Zilankhulo zosadziwika, zokhudzana mozama

The API mwamsanga amasankha yabwino model for your language pair. You may optionally specify an engine paramita:

Makina Kufotokozera
"auto" Default. Amayesetsa HuggingFace koyamba, amabwerera ku MADLAD-400
"huggingface" Kuletsa HuggingFace / MarianMT (mosavuta, 50 + zinenero)
"madlad" Force MADLAD-400 (400 + zinenero)

Kuyang'anira zolakwika

API amagwiritsa ntchito standard HTTP status codes kusonyeza kupambana kapena kulephera.

Kodi Kufotokozera
200 Kupambana
202 Accepted — Batch job queued successfully
400 Bad Request — Invalid parameters (missing text, unsupported language, etc.)
401 Osaloledwa - Chofunikira cha API chosavomerezeka kapena chosapezeka
402 Payment Required — Character credits exhausted. Upgrade your plan or purchase a top-up.
403 Forbidden — API key lacks required scope or IP not in whitelist
503 Service Unavailable - Kusintha injini nthawizonse pansi
Fayilo ya yankho la vuto
{
    "error": "insufficient_credits",
    "credits_remaining": 0
}

Usage Limits

TranslateAPI has no request rate limits. All requests are queued and processed by our auto-scaling GPU cluster. Your plan determines your monthly character allowance:

Phunziro Chizindikiro/mwezi Batch API Documents Mtengo
_Yaulere 250,000 $0 Kulembetsa kwaulere
Woyamba 2,500,000 $9/mphindi Kulembetsa
Pro 10,000,000 $29/mphindi Kulembetsa
Zamalonda 40,000,000 $79/mphindi Kulembetsa
Kukula 125,000,000 $199/mphindi Kulembetsa
Enterprise Unlimited $499/mphindi Contact Sales

Pamene inu kupitilira malire anu, mudzalandira a 402 Payment Required yankho mpaka mwezi ukubwerawu kapena inu kuwonjezera.

Auto-Scaling Cloud Infrastructure

TranslateAPI runs on dedicated NVIDIA A100 GPU instances with automatic horizontal scaling. When demand increases, additional GPU instances are launched within minutes to maintain fast response times. All requests are queued and processed — send hundreds of concurrent requests and they'll all be handled. Real-time translations get priority, batch jobs process in the background.

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