Azure AI Document Translation SDK for Python

Client library for Azure AI Translator document translation service for batch document translation with format preservation.

Installation

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pip install azure-ai-translation-document

Environment Variables

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AZURE_DOCUMENT_TRANSLATION_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.cognitiveservices.azure.com
AZURE_DOCUMENT_TRANSLATION_KEY=<your-api-key>  # If using API key

# Storage for source and target documents
AZURE_SOURCE_CONTAINER_URL=https://<storage>.blob.core.windows.net/<container>?<sas>
AZURE_TARGET_CONTAINER_URL=https://<storage>.blob.core.windows.net/<container>?<sas>

Authentication

API Key

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import os
from azure.ai.translation.document import DocumentTranslationClient
from azure.core.credentials import AzureKeyCredential

endpoint = os.environ["AZURE_DOCUMENT_TRANSLATION_ENDPOINT"]
key = os.environ["AZURE_DOCUMENT_TRANSLATION_KEY"]

client = DocumentTranslationClient(endpoint, AzureKeyCredential(key))

Entra ID (Recommended)

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from azure.ai.translation.document import DocumentTranslationClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

client = DocumentTranslationClient(
    endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_DOCUMENT_TRANSLATION_ENDPOINT"],
    credential=DefaultAzureCredential()
)

Basic Document Translation

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from azure.ai.translation.document import DocumentTranslationInput, TranslationTarget

source_url = os.environ["AZURE_SOURCE_CONTAINER_URL"]
target_url = os.environ["AZURE_TARGET_CONTAINER_URL"]

# Start translation job
poller = client.begin_translation(
    inputs=[
        DocumentTranslationInput(
            source_url=source_url,
            targets=[
                TranslationTarget(
                    target_url=target_url,
                    language="es"  # Translate to Spanish
                )
            ]
        )
    ]
)

# Wait for completion
result = poller.result()

print(f"Status: {poller.status()}")
print(f"Documents translated: {poller.details.documents_succeeded_count}")
print(f"Documents failed: {poller.details.documents_failed_count}")

Multiple Target Languages

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poller = client.begin_translation(
    inputs=[
        DocumentTranslationInput(
            source_url=source_url,
            targets=[
                TranslationTarget(target_url=target_url_es, language="es"),
                TranslationTarget(target_url=target_url_fr, language="fr"),
                TranslationTarget(target_url=target_url_de, language="de")
            ]
        )
    ]
)

Translate Single Document

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from azure.ai.translation.document import SingleDocumentTranslationClient

single_client = SingleDocumentTranslationClient(endpoint, AzureKeyCredential(key))

with open("document.docx", "rb") as f:
    document_content = f.read()

result = single_client.translate(
    body=document_content,
    target_language="es",
    content_type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
)

# Save translated document
with open("document_es.docx", "wb") as f:
    f.write(result)

Check Translation Status

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# Get all translation operations
operations = client.list_translation_statuses()

for op in operations:
    print(f"Operation ID: {op.id}")
    print(f"Status: {op.status}")
    print(f"Created: {op.created_on}")
    print(f"Total documents: {op.documents_total_count}")
    print(f"Succeeded: {op.documents_succeeded_count}")
    print(f"Failed: {op.documents_failed_count}")

List Document Statuses

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# Get status of individual documents in a job
operation_id = poller.id
document_statuses = client.list_document_statuses(operation_id)

for doc in document_statuses:
    print(f"Document: {doc.source_document_url}")
    print(f"  Status: {doc.status}")
    print(f"  Translated to: {doc.translated_to}")
    if doc.error:
        print(f"  Error: {doc.error.message}")

Cancel Translation

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# Cancel a running translation
client.cancel_translation(operation_id)

Using Glossary

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from azure.ai.translation.document import TranslationGlossary

poller = client.begin_translation(
    inputs=[
        DocumentTranslationInput(
            source_url=source_url,
            targets=[
                TranslationTarget(
                    target_url=target_url,
                    language="es",
                    glossaries=[
                        TranslationGlossary(
                            glossary_url="https://<storage>.blob.core.windows.net/glossary/terms.csv?<sas>",
                            file_format="csv"
                        )
                    ]
                )
            ]
        )
    ]
)

Supported Document Formats

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# Get supported formats
formats = client.get_supported_document_formats()

for fmt in formats:
    print(f"Format: {fmt.format}")
    print(f"  Extensions: {fmt.file_extensions}")
    print(f"  Content types: {fmt.content_types}")

Supported Languages

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# Get supported languages
languages = client.get_supported_languages()

for lang in languages:
    print(f"Language: {lang.name} ({lang.code})")

Async Client

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from azure.ai.translation.document.aio import DocumentTranslationClient
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential

async def translate_documents():
    async with DocumentTranslationClient(
        endpoint=endpoint,
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential()
    ) as client:
        poller = await client.begin_translation(inputs=[...])
        result = await poller.result()

Supported Formats

Storage Requirements

• Source and target containers must be Azure Blob Storage
• Use SAS tokens with appropriate permissions:
  • Source: Read, List
  • Target: Write, List

Best Practices

1. Use SAS tokens with minimal required permissions
2. Monitor long-running operations with poller.status()
3. Handle document-level errors by iterating document statuses
4. Use glossaries for domain-specific terminology
5. Separate target containers for each language
6. Use async client for multiple concurrent jobs
7. Check supported formats before submitting documents

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.