Translating Text Responses Automatically using Runtime Translation

1: Integrating Google Translation API or Microsoft Azure Translation API for in-survey translations

To integrate Google Translation API or Microsoft Azure Translation API for in-survey translations, follow these steps:

1. Obtain an API key.

   For Google Translation API, visit Google Cloud Translation.

   For Microsoft Azure Translation API, visit Azure Translator.

2. Add the API key in Professional by navigating to Home > Company > Company Settings.

3. Enter the API key you obtained from Google or Microsoft Azure in the designated field.

4. Use the scripting function in Survey Designer for translations:

Google Translation Function:

GoogleTranslateText(sourceText: String, sourceLanguage: int, targetLanguage: int)

Microsoft Translation Function:

MicrosoftTranslateText(sourceText: String, sourceLanguage: Int32, targetLanguage: Int32

2: Example Usage in Survey Designer:

// proposed syntax, general-purpose function to translate any text
var original = f('q1_ger').get(); // get comments
// proper argument order: <from> lang first, <to> lang next
// no implicit language auto-detection because if affects price, use explicit <-1> if need auto-detection
var translated = GoogleTranslateText(original, 7, 9);
f('q1_en').set(translated);

In this example, language codes 7 and 9 correspond to German and English, respectively. The user inputs comments in German in q1_ger, and the script translates these comments to English using the Google Translation API. The translated text is then stored in a hidden question q1_en.