Glossary
What is Translation API?
A programmatic translation service — Google Cloud Translation, DeepL API — billed per character at wholesale rates.
In more depth
BYO-key means your site calls these APIs directly: ~$20/1M characters (Google) with no reseller markup.
Why it matters for your website
Understanding Translation API helps you make better decisions when taking a WordPress site multilingual — from choosing URL structures and engines to controlling costs. Transxlate handles the mechanics (language URLs, lang attributes, caching, hreflang on Pro) so terms like this become settings, not engineering projects.
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