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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", "field", "sourceLang")
What this pulls

Translate cells between languages. 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, "field", "sourceLang")
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Text
Target
Source Lang
Target Lang
Translated Text
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I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!
es
en
es
¡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", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "field", "sourceLang") 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", "field", "sourceLang")
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", "field", "sourceLang")
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 Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "field", "sourceLang") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Translate Text?
Translate Text returns sourceLang, targetLang and translatedText — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Can I narrow what Translate Text returns?
Yes — Translate Text takes "source" as optional inputs. They go in as "name", value pairs after the required ones, in any order, so =VERVE("translator", "I'm so excited that tomorrow is going to be sunny! Can't wait!", "es", "source", "en") shapes the result without changing anything else.
Can I fill a whole column of Translate Text at once?
Yes. Put your text values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each Translate Text cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 20 credits. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Translate Text work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
Combine it with
Add Emojis to Text
=VERVE("emojidecorator", "I am so excited to go to the lake and swim")
Analyze Words
=VERVE("lexicon", "listen", "field", "isAlphagram")
Calculate Reading Time
=VERVE("readingtime", "This is a sample article with multiple paragraphs. Reading time will be calculated based on word count. The average reading speed is 250 words per minute, which can be customized. This helps content creators provide accurate time estimates to their readers.", "field", "text_length")
Check Grammar
=VERVE("grammarcheck", "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy", "field", "modified")
Check Palindromes
=VERVE("palindromechecker", "A man a plan a canal Panama", "field", "is_palindrome")
Check Spelling
=VERVE("spellchecker", "I neeed to call my friend on telephine today!", "field", "spellPass")
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