# About the Microsoft Translator connector

> Microsoft Translator is a cloud-based machine translation service that is part of the larger Azure Cognitive Services Suite. With the **UiPath for Microsoft Translator** connector you can translate text in near real-time from any app or service through a simple REST API call. The connector uses the most modern neural machine translation technology, as well as offering statistical machine translation technology.

Microsoft Translator is a cloud-based machine translation service that is part of the larger Azure Cognitive Services Suite. With the **UiPath for Microsoft Translator** connector you can translate text in near real-time from any app or service through a simple REST API call. The connector uses the most modern neural machine translation technology, as well as offering statistical machine translation technology.

## Authentication

Before automating processes, you need to establish a connection with your Microsoft Translator instance. Step-by-step instructions are available in the [Microsoft Translator authentication](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-suite/2.2510/user-guide/uipath-microsoft-translator-authentication#microsoft-translator-authentication) page.

## Events

The Microsoft Translator connector does not currently support events.

## Activity package

You can use the connection to enable the [Microsoft Translator activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/uipath-microsoft-translator-activities) in UiPath® Studio and build automations that interact with your Microsoft Translator data. These activities allow you to execute create, read, update, and delete operations on your Microsoft Translator objects.

## Provider documentation

The UiPath connector for Microsoft Translator is compatible with the [REST API v3.0](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/translator/reference/v3-0-reference).