I really want to make the complete switch to DeepL instead of Google Translate, but I can’t figure out how to setup the URL for auto detecting language.
With https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=SEARCHTERM whatever word or sentence I input, it uses the “Detect language” option, which I know that DeepL has as an option for too. But I can’t figure out what keyword to put in the DeepL url, for it to use the Detect Language option.
Here’s English to Spanish: https://www.deepl.com/en/translator#en/es/SEARCHTERM
Hopefully I’m just missing something obvious due to having been down with the flu this past week.
EDIT - Also putting this here, from my later reply, for visibility:
Looks like the parameter used to be xx, but that it’s been broken for some time now, if this exchange in January on stackoverflow.com is to be believed.
Or the parameter was . and/or auto, according to this Reddit thread back in November, where they also talk about it being broken.
Ah, I see. Then it makes sense why they removed the functionality.
But Lingva looks great! Thank you for that tip. Even though it’s just a Google Translate scraper, it looks promising for my usage! Going to see how it works out for me in the coming days.
I really want to make the complete switch to DeepL instead of Google Translate, but I can’t figure out how to setup the URL for auto detecting language.
With
https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=SEARCHTERMwhatever word or sentence I input, it uses the “Detect language” option, which I know that DeepL has as an option for too. But I can’t figure out what keyword to put in the DeepL url, for it to use the Detect Language option.Here’s English to Spanish:
https://www.deepl.com/en/translator#en/es/SEARCHTERMHopefully I’m just missing something obvious due to having been down with the flu this past week.
EDIT - Also putting this here, from my later reply, for visibility:
Looks like the parameter used to be
xx, but that it’s been broken for some time now, if this exchange in January on stackoverflow.com is to be believed. Or the parameter was.and/orauto, according to this Reddit thread back in November, where they also talk about it being broken.@riot @Blaze DeepL isn’t easy to use from URL search, because they sell the API as premium access.
I’m using Lingva instead:
https://lingva.ml/auto/en/SEARCHTERM
Ah, I see. Then it makes sense why they removed the functionality.
But Lingva looks great! Thank you for that tip. Even though it’s just a Google Translate scraper, it looks promising for my usage! Going to see how it works out for me in the coming days.