# NetIntel Translate Short

> NetIntel Translate Short is a paid API for AI agents from netintel.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Translates short text snippets between languages with quality grading and source language detection

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://netintel.dev/translate/short
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/netintel-translate-short-687194f3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_k9fG1fNVzMhJj-HCTjjf7

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability netintel-translate-short-687194f3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Translate 'Bonjour le monde' to English using the short-tier translation and let me know what source language was detected and what quality grade the translation gets.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when translating short text snippets (a few words to a couple of sentences) and you need not just the translation but also source language detection and a quality grade. Prefer this over generic translation APIs when you want structured quality feedback (grade + service score) and are comfortable with pay-per-call micropayment billing via USDC on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported language pair returns an error or empty translation
- Input text too long for the 'short' tier may be rejected or truncated
- Missing target language parameter causes a 400 bad request
- Payment failure via x402 returns a 402 Payment Required before translation is attempted
- Source language detection fails if input is ambiguous or too short

## How this service works

Translate text between languages — text translation API for short content: translate a sentence, chat message, or up to 500 words to English, Spanish, French, Chinese, or any of 30+ languages. Language translation with auto-detected source language, formatting preserved; returns the translation plus detected source. Machine translation via Claude Haiku for agents localizing content cheaply. For longer documents use /translate/long.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the translated text, detected source language, target language, a letter quality grade (e.g. A), a numeric service score (0-100), the word count, and any findings or issues noted during translation — all under the 'short' tier.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ]
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ]
    },
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "text": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The text to translate. Max 500 words (and 50KB). For longer documents use /translate/long. Aliases also accepted: q, input, content, message."
      },
      "target": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Target language as an ISO 639-1 code (e.g. \"fr\") or English name (e.g. \"French\"). 30+ languages mapped directly; other values (endonyms, qualified names) are interpreted by the model with a targetHint finding. Required. Aliases also accepted: target_lang, target_language, to, lang, targetLanguage. (The response returns this as target_language.)"
      },
      "source": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional source language (ISO 639-1 code or English name). When omitted, the source language is auto-detected. Aliases also accepted: source_language, from."
      }
     },
     "required": [
      "text",
      "target"
     ]
    }
   },
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "translation": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The translated text, formatting preserved"
      },
      "source_language": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ISO 639-1 code of the source language (detected or supplied)"
      },
      "target_language": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ISO 639-1 code of the target language"
      },
      "source_detected": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "true when the source language was auto-detected; false when supplied by the caller"
      },
      "word_count": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Word count of the input text"
      },
      "tier": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Pricing tier — always \"short\" for this endpoint"
      },
      "servic
… (truncated)
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "tier": "short",
  "grade": "A",
  "findings": [],
  "word_count": 2,
  "translation": "Bonjour le monde",
  "service_score": 100,
  "source_detected": true,
  "source_language": "en",
  "target_language": "fr"
 }
}
```

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