# LibreTranslate

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/libre-translate/  
**Website:** https://libretranslate.com  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Free and open-source machine translation REST API supporting 30+ languages with self-hostable deployment and no third-party service dependency. Powered by the open-source Argos Translate library, LibreTranslate provides endpoints for text translation, language detection, file translation, and translation suggestions. Deployable on-premise for full offline capability or accessible via the managed hosted service.

## Kin Score — 33.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 41.6 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 20.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **LibreTranslate misc API** — The misc API from LibreTranslate — 3 operation(s) for misc.
- **LibreTranslate translate API** — The translate API from LibreTranslate — 4 operation(s) for translate.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Libre Translate Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 4 acting

## Security (1)

- **Libre Translate Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

Translation, Machine Translation, Natural Language Processing, Open-Source, Self-Hosted

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/libre-translate/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.