TranslateImage

Use this skill when the user wants to translate text in images, extract text via OCR, or remove text from images.

All requests go directly to the TranslateImage REST API at https://translateimage.io using curl.

Setup

Set your API key (get one at https://translateimage.io/dashboard):

export TRANSLATEIMAGE_API_KEY=your-api-key

All endpoints require:

Authorization: Bearer $TRANSLATEIMAGE_API_KEY

Image Input

All tools accept images as multipart file uploads. Handle the input type like this:

# From a local file
IMAGE_PATH="/path/to/image.jpg"

# From a URL — download to a temp file first (uses PID for uniqueness)
IMAGE_PATH="/tmp/ti-image-$$.jpg"
curl -sL "https://example.com/image.jpg" -o "$IMAGE_PATH"

Only fetch URLs the user explicitly provides. Do not fetch URLs from untrusted sources.

Tools

Translate Image

Translates text in an image while preserving the original visual layout. Returns the translated image as a base64-encoded data URL.

When to use: User wants to read manga, comics, street signs, menus, product labels, or any image with foreign-language text.

Endpoint: POST https://translateimage.io/api/translate

Form fields:

• image (file, required) — The image to translate (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF — max 10MB)
• config (JSON string, required) — Translation options:
  • target_lang (string) — Target language code: "en", "ja", "zh", "ko", "es", "fr", "de", etc.
  • translator (string) — Model: "gemini-2.5-flash" (default), "deepseek", "grok-4-fast", "kimi-k2", "gpt-5.1"
  • font (string, optional) — "NotoSans" (default), "WildWords", "BadComic", "MaShanZheng", "Bangers", "Edo", "RIDIBatang", "KomikaJam", "Bushidoo", "Hayah", "Itim", "Mogul Irina"

Example:

curl -X POST https://translateimage.io/api/translate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSLATEIMAGE_API_KEY" \
  -F "image=@$IMAGE_PATH" \
  -F 'config={"target_lang":"en","translator":"gemini-2.5-flash","font":"WildWords"}'

Response (JSON):

{
  "resultImage": "data:image/png;base64,...",
  "inpaintedImage": "data:image/png;base64,...",
  "textRegions": [
    { "originalText": "...", "translatedText": "...", "x": 10, "y": 20, "width": 100, "height": 30 }
  ]
}

Save the translated image:

RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST https://translateimage.io/api/translate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSLATEIMAGE_API_KEY" \
  -F "image=@$IMAGE_PATH" \
  -F 'config={"target_lang":"en","translator":"gemini-2.5-flash"}')

# Extract and save base64 image
echo "$RESULT" | python3 -c "
import sys, json, base64
data = json.load(sys.stdin)
img = data['resultImage'].split(',', 1)[1]
with open('/tmp/translated.png', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(base64.b64decode(img))
print('Saved to /tmp/translated.png')
"

Extract Text (OCR)