# Translate text

> Translates text from one language to another. Supported languages include:

Translates text from one language to another. Supported languages include:

Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

## Properties

### Common

* **DisplayName** - The display name of the activity.

### Credentials

* **APIKey** - The API key generated for your Language Translator instance on IBM Cloud.
* **URL** - The URL generated for your Language Translator instance on IBM Cloud.

### Input

* **From** - The language of the inputted text. Accepts strings and `String` variables.
* **Text** - The text to be analyzed. Accepts strings and `String` variables.
* **To** - The language to which the inputted text is translated. Accepts strings and `String` variables.
  :::important
  Not all translations are supported yet. For example, Spanish may only be translated to Catalan, English, and French. To check if a translation is possible, select a *From* language in the activity and open the *To* field's dropdown menu, which will be appropriately populated.

  See below
  :::

  ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/marketplace/marketplace-docs-image-36616-a3408ec6-3db2214c.webp)

### Misc

* **Private** - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

### Output

* **Output** - The translated text.