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Javascript API to translate text using Google's App Script.

Translation

Javascript API to translate text using Google's App Script.

Set Up

• Go to the app script homepage for information on how to use scripts.
• Insert Code.gs into your project.
• Deploy as a web application and enjoy free translation.

Request Parameters

• text The text to be translated.
• source The source language, auto to automatically detect.
• targets The target languages, separated by commas.

Response Parameters

• success Whether or not the translation was successful.
• error If not successful, the error message.
• translations If successful, the map of source to the translated text.

Example

Request: 
api.com/translate?text=love&source=en&targets=es,fr,de

Response: 
{
  "success": true,
  "error": null,
  "translations": {
    "es": "amor",
    "fr": "amour",
    "de": "Liebe"
  }
}

Working Example

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Future

I hope to create lightweight APIs in other languages (Java, Ruby, Swift, Python). You could help by making a pull request.