# ssut/py-googletrans

(unofficial) Googletrans: Free and Unlimited Google translate API for Python. Translates totally free of charge.

Repository: https://github.com/ssut/py-googletrans
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/py-googletrans
Homepage: http://py-googletrans.rtfd.io
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-08T08:16:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4107, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": 628, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4271, forks 743 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.899767+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial free Python library that wraps Google Translate's Ajax API for text translation and language detection. It supports async usage, bulk translations, HTTP/2 via httpx, proxies, and customizable service URLs.

## Use cases
- translate text between languages in python
- detect the language of a string
- bulk translate a list of strings
- translate text without paying for an API key
- add translation to a python script or bot
- auto-detect source language before translating

## When to choose
- you need free translation without an API key
- you want async or bulk translation in Python
- you need language auto-detection
- you want a lightweight pure-Python translation client

## When to avoid
- you need a guaranteed SLA or production reliability
- you cannot risk Google blocking or changing the unofficial endpoint
- you need high-volume commercial translation
- you need official support or long-term stability

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: nlp, http-client
- domain: apis
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: google-translate, translation, unofficial-api, async, http2, language-detection, natural-language-processing, automation

## Member repositories
- ssut/py-googletrans (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.899767+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:01.307982+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ssut/py-googletrans (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.899767+00:00, sha bb0007a21b2f)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/py-googletrans/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:03.940952+00:00, sha cead788315ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.