🌍 195 Languages · Google v2 Compatible · Drop-in Replacement

Übersetzungs-API – 90 % günstiger als Google

The fastest, most affordable translation API for developers.
195 languages, free 500K chars/month, no credit card required.

Keine Kreditkarte erforderlich · Sofortiger API-Schlüssel · Kompatibel mit Google Translate v2

$ curl -X POST https://api.socketsio.com/v1/translate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{"q":"Hello, world!","target":"zh"}'
→ Translating to Chinese (Simplified)...
"translatedText": "你好,世界!"
detectedSourceLanguage: "en"
chars_used: 13 · latency: 187ms
$ # 195 languages · $2/1M chars · Free 500K/month
Developers Signed Up
Characters Translated
195
Languages Supported
90%
Cheaper Than Google

Integration in weniger als 5 Minuten

Drei Schritte. Keine Einrichtung erforderlich. Funktioniert mit jeder Programmiersprache und jedem Framework.

1

🔑 Holen Sie sich Ihren API-Schlüssel

Sign up free — no credit card required. Your API key is generated instantly. Free tier includes 500,000 characters per month, forever.

2

📡 Tätigen Sie Ihren ersten Anruf

One POST request to /v1/translate. Pass your text, target language, and API key. Get back translated text in milliseconds.

3

🚀 Skalieren ohne Sorgen

Translate millions of characters at $2–$3.60 per million. Bulk endpoint for batches, auto-detect for unknown languages, Redis caching built in.

Alles, was Entwickler brauchen

Produktionsreife Übersetzungsinfrastruktur. Kein Betrieb erforderlich.

🌍

195 Sprachen

Full coverage from Afrikaans to Zulu. All major world languages plus regional dialects. Auto-detection identifies the source language when you don't know it. Same language codes as Google Translate v2.

Auto-detect ISO 639-1 codes Google v2 compat RTL support

Latenz unter 200 ms

Served from Google Cloud infrastructure with Redis caching. Repeated translations return instantly from cache. Avg response time under 200ms globally — fast enough for real-time chat and live UI.

Redis Cache GCP Infrastructure Global CDN 99.9% Uptime
📦

Massenübersetzungs-Endpunkt

Translate arrays of strings in a single API call. Perfect for product catalogs, CMS content, and batch localization pipelines. Dramatically reduces round-trips and latency for high-volume use cases.

Array Input Single API Call Batch Processing E-commerce Ready
🔌

Google-Ersatzteil (direkt einsetzbar)

100% compatible with Google Translate v2 REST API. Change your base URL and API key — nothing else. Works with any existing Google Translate SDK, library, or integration without code changes.

Same Endpoints Same Params Same Response 5-min Migration
💰

90 % günstigerer Preis

$2–$3.60 per million characters vs Google's $20/M. Free tier: 500K chars/month forever, no credit card. Pay-as-you-go with no minimums. Predictable costs that scale with your usage.

Free 500K/mo No Credit Card Pay-as-you-go No Minimums
🔒

Secure & Private

TLS 1.3 encryption on all requests. Translation content is processed in-memory and never stored. GDPR-compliant. Three auth methods: Bearer token, X-API-Key header, or query parameter.

TLS 1.3 No Data Storage GDPR Compliant 3 Auth Methods

Einfache, transparente Preisgestaltung

Sie zahlen nur für das, was Sie nutzen. Kostenlos starten, flexibel skalieren.

Free
$0/mo
Perfect for side projects and getting started
  • 500K characters / month
  • 195 languages
  • All endpoints included
  • Language detection
  • Bulk translate
  • Community support
Get Free API Key
Enterprise
$3.60/1M chars
For high-volume teams needing SLA guarantees
  • Volume discounts available
  • Everything in Pro
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Dedicated infrastructure
  • Custom rate limits
  • Priority support (4h SLA)
Contact Sales

Compare: Google Translate charges $20/1M chars · DeepL charges $25/1M chars · AWS Translate charges $15/1M chars

View Full Pricing Details →
Python
Node.js
React
PHP
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REST API

Von Entwicklern weltweit geliebt

Echtes Feedback von Betatestern und Early Adopters.

★★★★★
"We migrated from Google Translate in under an hour. Just changed the base URL and API key — everything worked immediately. The cost savings are massive for our e-commerce catalog translation pipeline."
CTO
CTO at a SaaS startup Beta Tester
E-commerce localization platform
★★★★★
"The free tier is genuinely useful — 500K chars/month covers all my side projects. Response times are fast, the bulk endpoint saves a ton of API calls, and the docs are clear. Exactly what I needed."
DEV
Freelance developer Beta Tester
Building multilingual SaaS tools
★★★★★
"Our agency handles localization for 20+ client websites. SocketsIO cut our translation API costs by 85%. The Google v2 compatibility meant zero code changes — we just swapped the endpoint and key."
AGY
E-commerce agency owner Beta Tester
Web localization & i18n agency

Trusted by Developers. Backed by Data.

No fake reviews. Just live numbers from our API.

👨‍💻
Developers Trust SocketsIO
and growing
📝
Characters Translated
via API
🌍
195
Languages Supported
from Afrikaans to Zulu
99.9%
Uptime
Checking status…
Avg <250ms response
🔒 HTTPS + TLS 1.3
🛡️ Rate limiting built-in
🔑 API key auth
📦 No vendor lock-in

Official SDKs for Python & JavaScript

Drop-in libraries. MIT licensed. One-line install.

Python
pip install socketsio
import socketsio

client = socketsio.Client("YOUR_API_KEY")

# Translate text
result = client.translate(
    q="Hello world",
    target="zh"
)
print(result["data"]["translations"][0]["translatedText"])
# → 你好世界
JavaScript
npm install socketsio
import SocketsIO from 'socketsio';

const client = new SocketsIO({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

// Translate text
const result = await client.translate({
    q: 'Hello world',
    target: 'zh'
});
console.log(result.data.translations[0].translatedText);
// → 你好世界

100% Google Translate v2 Compatible

Change one line of code. Everything else stays the same.

base_url = "https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2"
+ base_url = "https://api.socketsio.com/v1"
Same JSON request/response format
Same language codes (ISO 639-1)
Same auto-detect behavior
Works with existing Google Translate SDKs
Bulk / array translate supported
90% lower cost vs Google

Built for Every Developer Use Case

From solo projects to enterprise pipelines — SocketsIO fits right in.

🛒

E-commerce Platform

Translate product titles, descriptions, and reviews into 195 languages. Expand to global markets without rebuilding your catalog.

Bulk Translate · Auto-detect
✈️

Travel App

Real-time chat translation between travelers and locals. Sub-300ms latency keeps conversations natural and fluid.

Real-time · Low Latency
📝

Content Platform

Localize articles, blog posts, and media content at scale. One API call per article, 195 target languages available instantly.

Content Localization · SEO
⚙️

SaaS Dashboard

Add multilingual UI support to your SaaS product in a weekend. Drop-in Google Translate v2 replacement — no refactoring needed.

Drop-in Replacement · SDK

Live Translation Demo

Type any text, pick a language, and see real results — powered by our actual API.

api.socketsio.com/v1/translate
Translation Result

10 free demo translations per day · Sign up free for 500K chars/month

⚡ Get started in 30 seconds

No credit card. No setup. Just sign up and start translating.

✓ No credit card required ✓ Free 500K chars/month ✓ API key instantly
Start Free →

📦 Python & JavaScript SDKs

Official SDKs available for Python and JavaScript/Node.js. Install with pip install socketsio or npm install socketsio. Or use the REST API directly — no SDK required.

View SDK Docs →

90% Cheaper Than the Competition

Same quality. Same languages. A fraction of the cost.

SocketsIO YOU ARE HERE Google Translate DeepL API AWS Translate
Price per 1M chars $2 – $3.60 $20 $25 $15
Free tier 500K chars/mo 500K chars/mo 500K chars/mo No free tier
Languages supported 195 133 31 75
Google v2 compatible Drop-in
Avg response time <300ms ~400ms ~350ms ~500ms
Bulk translate endpoint
Language detection
No credit card to start Billing required Billing required AWS account

3 Lines of Code to Translate

Get your first translation in under 60 seconds. No SDK required — just a plain HTTP call.

# pip install requests import requests response = requests.post( "https://api.socketsio.com/v1/translate", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}, json={ "q": "Hello, world!", "target": "zh" } ) result = response.json() print(result["data"]["translations"][0]["translatedText"]) # → 你好,世界!
// No dependencies needed — just fetch() const res = await fetch("https://api.socketsio.com/v1/translate", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify({ q: "Hello, world!", target: "zh" }) }); const data = await res.json(); console.log(data.data.translations[0].translatedText); // → 你好,世界!
# Get your free API key at socketsio.com/signup curl -X POST https://api.socketsio.com/v1/translate \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"q": "Hello, world!", "target": "zh"}' # Response: # {"data":{"translations":[{"translatedText":"你好,世界!","detectedSourceLanguage":"en"}]}}

Free tier includes 500K characters/month. No credit card required.

Get Your Free API Key → Read the Docs

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

The Free plan includes 500,000 characters per month — forever. No credit card required. After the free tier, Pro is $2 per million characters. Compare: Google Translate charges $20/M, DeepL charges $25/M. You save 85–90%.
Yes. Our API is fully compatible with the Google Translate v2 REST interface. Change your base URL to https://api.socketsio.com and swap your API key — that's it. No code refactoring required. Works with any existing Google Translate SDK or integration.
195 languages — more than Google Translate (133), DeepL (31), or AWS Translate (75). This includes all major world languages plus regional variants. Full language code table available in the API documentation.
Three methods supported: (1) Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY header, (2) X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY header, or (3) ?key=YOUR_KEY query parameter. All three are equivalent. Use whichever fits your framework.
Free plan: 100 requests/minute, 500K chars/month. Pro plan: 1,000 requests/minute, pay-as-you-go. Enterprise: custom limits. All plans include the bulk translate endpoint for processing multiple strings per request.
We do not store the content of your translations. Text is processed in-memory and discarded immediately after the response is returned. All API traffic is encrypted via TLS 1.3. We are committed to GDPR-compliant data handling.
Average latency is under 200ms globally. Cached translations (repeated content) return in under 50ms. The API is served from Google Cloud with automatic failover and Redis caching for high-frequency translations.
Yes. POST /v1/translate/bulk accepts an array of strings and returns all translations in a single response. Ideal for translating product catalogs, CMS content, or any batch of strings without multiple round-trips.
We target 99.9% uptime. The API is served from Google Cloud infrastructure with automatic failover. Monitor real-time status at socketsio.com/status. Enterprise customers receive a 4-hour support SLA.

Starten Sie die Übersetzung in 60 Sekunden

Schließen Sie sich Tausenden von Entwicklern an, die die SocketsIO Translation API nutzen. Kostenlos: 500.000 Zeichen pro Monat. Keine Kreditkarte erforderlich. Sofortiger API-Schlüssel.

Get Free API Key → Read the Docs
✓ No credit card required ✓ 500K chars/month free ✓ 195 languages ✓ Google v2 compatible

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