The message translation feature currently supports the translation of text messages only, which can be triggered by manual API calls. Non-text messages such as image, video, file, audio, and custom messages cannot be translated.
The options parameter is of the Object type. It contains the following attribute values:
Name
Type
Description
sourceTextList
Array<String>
List of texts to be translated.
sourceLanguage
String
Source Language. 'auto' indicates the SDK automatically identifies the source language.
targetLanguage
String
Target Language. For example:
English - 'en'
Simplified Chinese - 'zh'
French - 'fr'
German - 'de'
Return value
Promise
Examples
// Translate Arabic to Chinese
let promise = chat.translateText({
sourceTextList:['مرحبًا'],
sourceLanguage:'auto',
targetLanguage:'en'
});
promise.then(function(imResponse){
const{ translatedTextList }= imResponse.data;
}).catch(function(imError){
// error code 2117 indicates translation failed
console.warn('translateText error:', imError);
});
// Translate English to Chinese
let promise = chat.translateText({
sourceTextList:['Hello Tencent','Build in-app chat with Tencent Cloud Chat'],
sourceLanguage:'auto',
targetLanguage:'zh'
});
promise.then(function(imResponse){
const{ translatedTextList }= imResponse.data;
}).catch(function(imError){
// error code 2117 indicates translation failed
console.warn('translateText error:', imError);
});
Supported Text Translation Languages
Source Language
Supported Target Language
zh (Simplified Chinese)
en (English), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), pt (Portuguese), vi (Vietnamese), id (Bahasa Indonesian), th (Thai), and ms (Malay)
zh-TW (Traditional Chinese)
en (English), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), pt (Portuguese), vi (Vietnamese), id (Bahasa Indonesian), th (Thai), and ms (Malay)
en (English)
zh (Simplified Chinese), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), pt (Portuguese), vi (Vietnamese), id (Bahasa Indonesian), th (Thai), ms (Malay), ar (Arabic), and hi (Hindi)
ja (Japanese)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), ko (Korean)
ko (Korean)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), ja (Japanese)
fr (French)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), and pt (Portuguese)
es (Spanish)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), and pt (Portuguese)
it (Italian)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), de (German), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), and pt (Portuguese)
de (German)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), tr (Turkish), ru (Russian), and pt (Portuguese)
tr (Turkish)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), ru (Russian), and pt (Portuguese)
ru (Russian)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), and pt (Portuguese)
pt (Portuguese)
zh (Simplified Chinese), en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), it (Italian), de (German), tr (Turkish), and ru (Russian)
