aid: ibm-translate
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ibm-translate/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: IBM Language Translator
kind: company
description: >-
  IBM Watson Language Translator was a REST API service for translating text between 35+
  languages, detecting input language automatically, and creating custom domain-specific
  translation models using TMX, XLIFF, or CSV training data. The service supported neural
  machine translation (NMT) and was available through IBM Cloud. IBM deprecated the service
  in June 2023 and fully withdrew it in December 2024.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Translation
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Machine Translation
  - IBM Watson
  - AI
  - Text Analysis
  - Deprecated
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: ibm-translate:language-translator-v3
    name: Language Translator V3
    description: >-
      REST API for translating text between 35+ languages, identifying the language of input
      text, listing available translation models, and creating or managing custom translation
      models. The base URL is https://{region}.ml.cloud.ibm.com with IAM authentication via
      Bearer tokens. API version parameter 2018-05-01 is required on all requests. The service
      was deprecated June 2023 and withdrawn December 2024.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/language-translator
    baseURL: https://api.us-south.language-translator.watson.cloud.ibm.com
    tags:
      - Translation
      - Language Detection
      - Neural Machine Translation
      - Custom Models
      - IBM Watson
      - Deprecated
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/language-translator
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/python-sdk
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/node-sdk
      - type: Pricing
        url: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/watson-language-translator/pricing
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/openapi.yaml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/watson-language-translator
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/language-translator
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.ibm.com/blog/category/watson/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/watson-language-translator/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/status?component=language-translator&selected=status
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/IBMcloud
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/ibm-translate-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/ibm-translate-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/ibm-translate-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com