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Translate PDFs into multiple languages with Google Translate & ConvertAPI cost tracking

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Translate PDFs into multiple languages with Google Translate & ConvertAPI cost tracking preview
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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

Overview

Description

This n8n template automates PDF translation into 1 or 2 target languages while maintaining professional formatting. Users submit PDFs via web form and receive translated documents via email with preserved headings, paragraphs, and bullet points.

Use Cases

• International Business Contracts • Multilingual Product Documentation • Educational Content Distribution • Healthcare Patient Information for Diverse patient population • Marketing Campaign Materials

What it does

• Accepts PDF uploads via web form • Extracts and converts text to structured HTML • Translates using Google Translate API (20+ languages including Hindi, Telugu, Spanish,
French, German, Chinese) • Converts to professional PDFs with ConvertAPI • Emails translated PDFs with cost breakdown • Tracks expenses in data table for analytics

Set up

• Configure Google Cloud Service Account (Translation API enabled) • Add ConvertAPI Query Auth credentials • Set up Gmail OAuth2 with send permissions • Create n8n Data Table named cost_tracking • Activate workflow and access form via webhook URL

Requirements

• Google Cloud account with Translation API • ConvertAPI account with credits • Gmail account for delivery • PDF files with selectable text (not scanned images)

Customize

• Edit CSS in "Prepare HTML" nodes for PDF styling • Update pricing in "Cost – Build record" node • Add languages in "Process Form Data" and form dropdown • Modify email template in Gmail nodes

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