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title: "Rocket Chat Google Translate Integration"
slug: "google-translate-integration"
description: "Set up Google Translate in Rocket Chat. Ensure secure, multilingual communications and improve global collaboration."
updated: 2026-02-27T12:00:43Z
published: 2026-02-28T16:25:59Z
canonical: "docs.rocket.chat/google-translate-integration"
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# Google Translate Integration

Rocket.Chat supports automatic message translation using [Google Cloud Translation.](https://cloud.google.com/translate)

To use this integration, you must generate a Google Cloud Translation API key and configure it in your workspace settings.

## Prerequisites

Before configuring Google Translate integration, ensure the following:

### Google Cloud Requirements

- A Google Cloud account
- Billing enabled in Google Cloud
- Access to the Google Cloud Console

### Rocket.Chat requirements

- Workspace administrator access (to configure auto-translate)
- The `auto-translate` permission assigned to users who will use automatic translation

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## Step 1: Create a Google Cloud translation API key

1. Go to the [**Google Cloud Console.**](https://console.cloud.google.com/welcome/new)
2. Create a new project (or select an existing one).
3. Navigate to **APIs & Services → Library**.
4. Search for **Cloud Translation API**.
5. Click **Enable**.
6. Go to **APIs & Services → Credentials**.
7. Click **Create Credentials → API key**.
8. Copy the generated API key.

Refer to the official Google Cloud documentation for detailed setup instructions.

## Step 2: Configure Google translate in Rocket.Chat

1. Go to **Manage → Workspace → Settings → Message → Auto-Translate**
2. Enable **Auto-Translate**.
3. Select **Google** as the **Service Provider**.
4. Paste your Google Translation API key.
5. Save your changes.

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## Enable auto-translate in a room

After configuration:

1. Open a room.
2. Click the kebab menu **(⋮)** in the room header.
3. Select **Auto-Translate**.
4. Enable **Automatic Translation**.
5. Choose your preferred language.

Messages will be translated into your selected language.

- Translations are visible only to the user who enabled them.
- Original messages remain unchanged for other users.

## Translate a single message

To manually translate a specific message:

1. Hover over the message.
2. Click the kebab menu **(⋮)**.
3. Select **Translate**.