Sending PowerPoint and ODP files for translation Leave feedback
To translate PowerPoint or OpenOffice ODP file, send a POST request to the https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v2.0/translation/presentation GroupDocs.Translation Cloud REST API endpoint. To authorize the request, pass the access token in Authorization header (Bearer authentication).
The file and translation parameters are provided in JSON format in the request body.
{
"sourceLanguage": "string",
"targetLanguages": [
"string"
],
"file": "string",
"url": "string",
"savingMode": "Files",
"format": "Unknown",
"outputFormat": "string",
"masters": false,
"slides": [
0
]
}
NoteThough you have a possibility to provide your file via cURL, please firstly upload it and pass its URL.
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| Property | Type | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
sourceLanguage | String | en (English) | Language code of the source file. |
targetLanguages | List of strings | n/a | Language codes into which the file should be translated. |
url | String | n/a | Link to a file obtained while uploading it. |
format | String | format | Extension of your file, shoud start with capital letter, e.g. Docx. |
outputFormat | String | n/a | Extension of translated file, if it should be converted. |
elements | List of integers | null | List of 1 based indexes of pages in PDF or Word document, worksheets in Excel spreadsheet or slides in PowerPoint presentation. |
masters | Boolean | false | If master slides in PowerPoint presentation should be translated. |
savingMode | String | Files | If the translated file should be saved as file (Files), archive (Archive) or both (Both). |
If successful, this method returns JSON with a unique identifier (value of the id property) of the translation request in the queue:
{
"status": 202,
"message": "Starting translation",
"id": "a4fc6c6e-81b0-43c8-b62b-b8bb99520ce9"
}
Otherwise, it returns a HTTP status code corresponding to the error.
Translation will take a few seconds, depending on the size of the file, the volume of its textual content and the current GroupDocs.Translation Cloud load. See the article Fetching translations for information on how to get translations from the server.
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v2.0/translation/powerpoint' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...UV1hLfgNCSQ4VKGCOA' \
--data '{
"sourceLanguage": "en",
"targetLanguages": [
"de"
],
"url": "https://translation-groupdocs-app.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/0cd7b09d-4d63-4bcd-a9a5-dfd72897aa17.pdf...ff474526313a24821e98",
"savingMode": "Files",
"format": "Pptx",
"outputFormat": "pptx",
"masters": false,
"slides": null
}'
{
"status": 202,
"message": "Starting translation",
"id": "a4fc6c6e-81b0-43c8-b62b-b8bb99520ce9"
}
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