Google Cloud Translator Service Spoke

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 2 minutes to read
    • Summarize
    Summarized using AI
    This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete.

    Summary of Google Cloud Translator Service Spoke

    The Google Cloud Translator Service Spoke for ServiceNow provides subflows and actions to dynamically translate user-entered text and detect its language by leveraging the Google Translate API (version v3). This integration enables ServiceNow customers to incorporate multilingual translation capabilities directly within their workflows using the Dynamic Translation framework.

    Show full answer Show less

    To use this spoke, it must be installed from the ServiceNow Store and requires activation of the Dynamic Translation plugin. The spoke supports ServiceNow subscriptions at the Professional level or higher with Dynamic Translation, or an Integration Hub subscription.

    Key Features

    • Language Detection: Subflows and actions allow detection of the input text’s language.
    • Text Translation: Supports translation of text to a single language or multiple languages through dedicated subflows and actions.
    • Reusable Subflows: The spoke provides published subflows—Detect Language and Translate Text To Multiple Languages—that can be embedded within other flows for modular integration.
    • OAuth 2.0 JWT Bearer Grant Authentication: Requires configuration of a Google Cloud account to generate the necessary OAuth token for secure API access.
    • Connection and Credential Aliases: Uses the GoogleTranslation alias to manage and centralize authentication credentials, simplifying maintenance across multiple environments.

    Practical Considerations for ServiceNow Customers

    • Ensure you have the appropriate subscription level and have installed the spoke via the ServiceNow Store.
    • Activate the Dynamic Translation plugin to enable seamless integration.
    • Configure your Google Cloud account to generate OAuth 2.0 JWT Bearer tokens for authorization.
    • Use the provided subflows and actions to incorporate language detection and translation capabilities into your ServiceNow workflows, enhancing user experience in multilingual contexts.
    • Leverage connection aliases to streamline credential management, especially in multi-environment deployments.

    Provides subflows and actions to dynamically translate the user-entered text, and to detect the language of the text using the Google translation service.

    Request apps on the Store

    Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Subscription

    This spoke requires one of the following subscriptions:See the Google Cloud Translator Service Spoke in ServiceNow Store.

    Supported versions

    Google Translate API version v3.

    Scope of the spoke in the Dynamic Translation framework

    To use Google Cloud Translator Service spoke in the Dynamic Translation framework, ensure that the spoke is installed in ServiceNow Store and the Dynamic Translation plugin is active. For more information, see Dynamic Translation.

    Spoke flows

    This spoke has no sample flows.

    Spoke subflows

    The Google Cloud Translator Service spoke provides subflows in the Published state to integrate with the Google translation service. These subflows can be used as part of other subflows and flows.

    Subflow Description
    Detect Language Contains a set of inputs, actions, and outputs to detect the language of the input text.
    Translate Text To Multiple Languages Contains a set of inputs, actions, and outputs to translate the input text to multiple languages.

    Spoke actions

    The Google Cloud Translator Service spoke provides actions to integrate with the Google translation service. Available actions include:

    Action Description
    Detect Language Detects the language of the input text.
    Translate Text To Single Language Translates the input text to a single language.
    Translate Text To Multiple Languages Translates the input text to multiple languages.

    Google account requirements

    The Google Cloud Translator Service spoke requires configuring your Google Cloud account to generate an OAuth 2.0 JWT Bearer Grant token.

    Connection and credential alias requirements

    Integration Hub uses aliases to manage connection and credential information, and OAuth credentials. Using an alias eliminates the need to configure multiple credentials and connection information profiles when using multiple environments. If the connection or credential information changes, you don't need to update any actions that use the connection.

    This spoke uses the GoogleTranslation alias record (sn_google_trans.GoogleTranslation) to authorize actions. For information about setting up the spoke, see Set up the Google Cloud Translator Service spoke.