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Translate Text

Text Processing20 credits/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es")
What this pulls

Translate cells between languages. =VERVE("translator", A2, "es") renders text down a whole column — Sheets or Excel, no add-on juggling.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 20 credits per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

translator.xlsxsample data
C2fx=VERVE("translator", A2, B2, "sourceLang")
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Translated Text
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I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!
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¡Qué emoción que mañana hará sol! ¡Qué gan…
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click any cell to see its formula20 credits / cell
Ways to use it

Clean a column of text

Fill =VERVE("translator", "Hello, how are you today?", "es") beside messy text and get the normalized, analyzed, or translated version back — data cleaning without leaving the grid.

Analyze at scale

Score or classify a whole column of responses, reviews, or messages in one fill instead of one-by-one.

Compose with other formulas

Nest Translate Text's output inside your existing SUM, IF, or CONCAT logic like any other cell value.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es")
Optional inputs

Tune the result by adding name=value before the field argument — in any order. Leave one out and its default applies.

  • source

    The language code of the text to translate (e.g., en). If left blank, language will be auto-detected

    =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "source", "en")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Source Lang
    =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "field", "sourceLang")
  • Target Lang
    =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "field", "targetLang")
  • Translated Text
    =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "field", "translatedText")

Translate Text, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Translate Text into a spreadsheet?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in with your key, and type =VERVE("translator", "Hello, how are you today?", "es") into any cell. The same function works in Google Sheets and Excel — no scripts, no API wiring.
How many credits does each Translate Text cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 20 credits. Filling a column of ten rows costs ten times that; a cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a static sheet doesn't keep charging.
Can I fill a whole column at once?
Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell — e.g. point Translate Text at A2:A50 — and it returns a value for every row in one call, or just drag =VERVE("translator", "Hello, how are you today?", "es") down like any spreadsheet function.
Does Translate Text work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes. It's the same =VERVE() function with the same arguments and the same key in both — build a sheet in one and it behaves identically in the other.
How current is the data?
Translate Text is served live from APIVerve's production data engine, and cells recalculate on the refresh cadence you choose — every open, hourly, or every 30 minutes.
Where does the data come from, and what shows on my bill?
VerveSheets runs on APIVerve, our production data engine; Translate Text is one of 300+ sources on the same key. Invoices and card statements show APIVERVE.
Combine it with
Add Emojis to Text
=VERVE("emojidecorator", "hello world")
Analyze Words
=VERVE("lexicon", "listen")
Calculate Reading Time
=VERVE("readingtime", "This is a sample article with multiple paragraphs. Reading time will be calculated based on word count.")
Check Grammar
=VERVE("grammarcheck", "This is a sample text with a grammatical error.")
Check Palindromes
=VERVE("palindromechecker", "A man a plan a canal Panama")
Check Spelling
=VERVE("spellchecker", "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
Browse all sources

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