Google Translate

Text translations, translation alternatives and pronunciations

Translate text between languages, with pronunciation and dictionary alternatives when available.

Translate text

Translate text

Translate up to 5,000 characters on Google Translate. Includes detected source language, Latin-letter pronunciation when shown, and dictionary alternatives when available.

Your information

Text

Text to translate, for example Good morning.

Target Language

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

More options

Source LanguageOptional

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

1 credit per run

Example results

Pronunciation: Ohayō
Source Language: English
Target Language: Japanese
Translated Text: おはよう
Source Language Code: en
Target Language Code: ja
Alternative Translations: Alternative Translations
Word Type Alternative
interjection
お早うございます!

Alternative Translations
Word Type	Alternative
interjection	お早うございます!

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Google Translate

Google Translate’s Translate text method returns translations, language details, pronunciation when shown, and alternatives when available.

It needs text and a target language; specify the source language or use auto-detect.

Built by Fous from translate.google.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Google Translate.

Actions

Translate text

1 credit per run

Translate up to 5,000 characters on Google Translate. Includes detected source language, Latin-letter pronunciation when shown, and dictionary alternatives when available.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Text`text`	Text	Required	Text to translate, for example Good morning.Example: Good morning
Source Language`source_language`	Text	Optional	Language name or code of the text, or auto-detect, for example English or auto-detect.Example: English
Target Language`target_language`	Text	Required	Language name or code to translate into, for example Spanish or es.Example: Japanese

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Pronunciation`pronunciation`	Text	Latin-letter pronunciation of the translated text, if shown.Example: Ohayō
Source Language`source_language`	Text	Detected or chosen source language name.Example: English
Target Language`target_language`	Text	Target language name.Example: Japanese
Translated Text`translated_text`	Text	Translated text.Example: おはよう
Source Language Code`source_language_code`	Text	Example: en
Target Language Code`target_language_code`	Text	Example: ja
Alternative Translations`alternative_translations`	List	Other translations shown for words or short phrases.
Word Type`alternative_translations[].word_type`	Text	Example: Interjection
Alternative`alternative_translations[].alternative`	Text	Example: お早うございます!

Example result

For Text: Good morning, Target Language: Japanese

JSON

{
  "pronunciation": "Ohayō",
  "source_language": "English",
  "target_language": "Japanese",
  "translated_text": "おはよう",
  "source_language_code": "en",
  "target_language_code": "ja",
  "alternative_translations": [
    {
      "word_type": "interjection",
      "alternative": "お早うございます!"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@google-translate",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "translate_text",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "text": "Good morning",
    "target_language": "Japanese"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Translate customer messages into a target language
Check pronunciation of translated text
Compare alternative translations for short phrases
Identify the detected source language

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Google Translate?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Google Translate. This workflow reads the public translate.google.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Google Translate account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from translate.google.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.