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Translate Text

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Translate extracted or transcribed text into the user’s preferred language. Target language, source language, and model are all editable on the node.

Tool id text_translate
Category llm
Uses a language model yes
Needs a generative model yes
Runs over many items yes
Item handling batch
Structured output yes
Human-verified not yet

What it reads

Port Type Required What it is
Text (text) text yes Source-language text to translate.
Context (context) any no Previous text/transcription
Metadata (metadata) json no Existing metadata
Documents (documents) json no Document metadata

What it emits

Port Type Required What it is
Text (text) text Raw text response
Value (value) any Parsed value
Texts (texts) array Per-item texts
Values (values) array Per-item values
Results (results) json Full results
Records (records) array Per-document text records [{doc_id, text}, …].
Artifacts (artifacts) json Artifact IDs

Options

Option Type Default What it does
choices array Valid choices. (Not shown in the editor.)
chunk_size_chars integer 0 Chunk large input text above this character budget (0=auto).
match_mode string prefer Match mode. One of: prefer, strict, inform.
max_items integer 10 List max items.
max_tokens integer 8192 Max response.
max_words integer 50 Word limit.
metadata_field string Save to field.
model_name string Model name.
output_format string text Response format. One of: text, boolean, choice, number, words, list, json.
preserve_names boolean yes Keep proper names, place names, institutions, and archival citations in their original form rather than translating them.
prompt string Custom prompt.
provider_name string LLM provider. One of: openai, anthropic, google, ollama, lmstudio, groq, together, deepseek, mistral, openrouter, dashscope, xai, perplexity, fireworks, deepl.
quality_gate boolean yes Stop the run if output is unreadable.
reference_values object Known values to match. (Not shown in the editor.)
save_to_db boolean yes Save to library.
save_to_file boolean no Export to file.
source_language string auto Source language; ‘auto’ lets the model detect it.
target_language string English Language to translate INTO (e.g. English, Spanish, French).
temperature number 0.7 Creativity.
thinking_mode string off Chain-of-thought reasoning depth. One of: off, short, medium, long.

The prompt it sends

This is what the tool asks a model, with every option left at its default. Changing the options above changes this text.

Translate the following text into English.

Rules:
- Produce a faithful, accurate translation into English. Convey the full meaning of the source — do NOT summarize, omit, paraphrase away, or add information.
- Preserve the document structure: keep paragraph breaks, lists, and line layout.
- Keep proper names, place names, institutions, and archival citations in their original form — do not anglicise or translate them.
- If a passage is illegible or marked [ilegible] / [uncertain], carry the marker across unchanged and do not replace it with a guess.
- Output ONLY the English translation, with no preamble, notes, or the original text.
- Return PLAIN TEXT: no markdown formatting, no trailing spaces on lines, and no added blank lines beyond the original paragraph breaks.