azure-ai-translation-text-py

Azure AI Text Translation SDK for Python

Client library for Azure AI Translator text translation service for real-time text translation, transliteration, and language operations.

Installation

pip install azure-ai-translation-text

Environment Variables

AZURE_TRANSLATOR_KEY=<your-api-key>
AZURE_TRANSLATOR_REGION=<your-region>  # e.g., eastus, westus2
# Or use custom endpoint
AZURE_TRANSLATOR_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.cognitiveservices.azure.com

Authentication

API Key with Region

import os
from azure.ai.translation.text import TextTranslationClient
from azure.core.credentials import AzureKeyCredential

key = os.environ["AZURE_TRANSLATOR_KEY"]
region = os.environ["AZURE_TRANSLATOR_REGION"]

# Create credential with region
credential = AzureKeyCredential(key)
client = TextTranslationClient(credential=credential, region=region)

API Key with Custom Endpoint

endpoint = os.environ["AZURE_TRANSLATOR_ENDPOINT"]

client = TextTranslationClient(
    credential=AzureKeyCredential(key),
    endpoint=endpoint
)

Entra ID (Recommended)

from azure.ai.translation.text import TextTranslationClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

client = TextTranslationClient(
    credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
    endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_TRANSLATOR_ENDPOINT"]
)

Basic Translation