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Documentation (document translation) — Google Cloud Translation
Checked for Google Cloud Translation on 1 Nov 2026
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- https://docs.cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/translate-documents
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Document translation API Report an error
“Cloud Translation - Advanced provides a Document Translation API for directly translating formatted documents such as PDF and DOCX.”
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Online and batch Report an error
“Document Translation supports both online and batch translation requests.”
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File formats Report an error
“Inputs Document MIME type Output DOC* application/msword DOC, DOCX DOCX* application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document DOCX PDF† application/pdf PDF, DOCX PPT application/vnd.ms-powerpoint PPT, PPTX PPTX application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation PPTX XLS application/vnd.ms-excel XLS, XLSX XLSX application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet XLSX”
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Pdf native and scanned Report an error
“Document Translation supports both native and scanned PDF files, including translations to or from right-to-left languages.”
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Pdf to docx batch only Report an error
“Support for PDF to DOCX conversions is available for batch document translations on native PDF files only.”
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Online pdf limits Report an error
“For PDFs, the file size can be up to 20 MB and up to 300 pages for native PDFs (requires the isTranslateNativePdfOnly field to be true). If you enable the enableShadowRemovalNativePdf field, the limit is 20 pages. For scanned PDFs, the limit is 20 pages.”
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Online other docs limits Report an error
“For other document types, the file sizes can be up to 20 MB with no page limits.”
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Automl and glossary Report an error
“Instead of the Google-managed model, you can use your own AutoML Translation models to translate documents. In addition to specifying a model, you can also include a glossary to handle domain-specific terminology.”
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Batch limits Report an error
“For each request, you can send up to 100 files with a total content size of up to 1 GB or 100 million Unicode codepoints, whichever limit is hit first.”
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Batch automl targets Report an error
“You can specify up to 10 target languages with their own model and glossary.”
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Format conversion native pdf only Report an error
“However, scanned PDF files cannot be included when including a conversion; the request is rejected and no translations are done. Only native PDF files are translated and converted to DOCX files.”
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Shadow removal option Report an error
“In certain cases, you can remove shadow text by enabling the enableShadowRemovalNativePdf option. If you enable this option, the response latency increases and, for online document translations, the page limit is reduced to 20.”
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Rotation correction Report an error
“In your translation request, enable the enableRotationCorrection option so that text is correctly oriented before translation.”
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Cloud storage io Report an error
“For requests that require Cloud Storage access, such as batch Document Translation, you might require Cloud Storage permissions to read input files or send output files to a bucket.”
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Language autodetect Report an error
“If you don't specify a source language code, Document Translation detects the language for you.”
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Textbox content not translated Report an error
“*Content inside text boxes aren't translated and remain in the source language.”
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Per page Report an error
“Document Translation is priced per page. For more information, see Pricing.”
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Scanned pdf orientation Report an error
“For scanned PDF translations, the source text must be oriented horizontally.”
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