Slack auto translator (JA ⇄ EN) with GPT-4o-mini
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🧠 How it works
This workflow enables automatic translation in Slack using n8n and OpenAI.
When a user types /trans followed by text, n8n detects the language and replies with the translated version via Slack.
⚙️ Features
- Detects the input language automatically
- Translates between Japanese ↔ English using GPT-4o-mini (temperature 0.2 for stability)
- Sends a quick “Translating...” acknowledgement to avoid Slack’s 3s timeout
- Posts the translated text back to Slack (public or private selectable)
- Supports overrides like
en: こんにちはorja: hello
💡 Perfect for
- Global teams communicating in Japanese and English
- Developers learning how to connect Slack + OpenAI + n8n
🧩 Notes
Use sticky notes inside the workflow for setup details.
Duplicate and modify it to support mentions, group messages, or other language pairs.