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Google API: Translate text

Translates up to 5,000 characters on Google Translate, with the detected source language, Latin-letter pronunciation when shown, and dictionary alternatives for words or short phrases.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.

Text, requiredtext

Text to translate, for example Good morning.

bank

Up to 5000 characters.

Source Language optionalsource_language

Language name or code of the text, or auto-detect, for example English or auto-detect.

English

Default auto-detect.

Target Language, requiredtarget_language

Language name or code to translate into, for example Spanish or es.

French

Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "pronunciation": null,  "source_language": "English",  "target_language": "French",  "translated_text": "banque",  "source_language_code": "en",  "target_language_code": "fr",  "alternative_translations": [    {      "word_type": "noun",      "alternative": "rive"    },    {      "word_type": "noun",      "alternative": "banc"    },    {      "word_type": "noun",      "alternative": "bord"    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
translate.google.com/translate_text
Returns
translated text, source and target language, pronunciation, alternative translations

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method translate.google.com/translate_text with the inputs above.

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