Here's a quick guide on how to get and parse JSON data from Google Translate:
Go to the Google Translate API page and click on the Get started button.
Select Get a Key.
In the popup that appears, select Create a new Project, enter a project name, and click Create.
On the next page, click on the enabled APIs and services link.
Search for Translate API and select it from the results.
Click on the Enable button.
Go back to the API key page and copy your newly generated API key.
With your API key in hand, you can now make calls to the Google Translate API. For example, let's say you want to translate the following text from English to French:
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
To do this, you would make a GET request to the following URL:
https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=The%20quick%20brown%20fox%20jumps%20over%20the%20lazy%20dog.&source=en&target=fr
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the API key you generated earlier. This request will return a JSON object that you can parse to get the translated text. For example, the translated text would be returned in the following JSON format:
{
"data": {
"translations": [
{
"translatedText": "Le renard brun rapide saute par-dessus le chien paresseux."
}
]
}
}
You can see that the translated text is stored in the "translatedText" field.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.