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# Cloud Translation documentation

[Read product documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/translate/docs/overview)

Cloud Translation can dynamically translate text between thousands of language pairs. Cloud Translation lets websites and programs programmatically integrate with the translation service. 

Cloud Translation is offered in two [editions](/translate/docs/editions) (Basic and Advanced) with their own pricing plans. 

[Go to the Cloud Translation product page for more.](https://cloud.google.com/translate/)

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##  Documentation resources 

Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. 

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### Guides

  * [ Setup ](/translate/docs/setup)

  * [ Quickstart: Translate text with Cloud Translation Basic ](/translate/docs/basic/translate-text-basic)

  * [ Quickstart: Translate text with Cloud Translation Advanced ](/translate/docs/advanced/translate-text-advance)

  * [ What is Cloud Translation? ](/translate/docs/overview)

  * [ Compare Basic and Advanced ](/translate/docs/editions)

  * [ Translating text (Basic) ](/translate/docs/basic/translating-text)

  * [ Translating text (Advanced) ](/translate/docs/advanced/translating-text-v3)




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### Reference

  * [ Language support ](/translate/docs/languages)

  * [ REST API ](/translate/docs/reference/rest)

  * [ API usage overview ](/translate/docs/reference/api-overview)

  * [ Client libraries overview (Basic) ](/translate/docs/reference/libraries/v2/overview-v2)

  * [ Client libraries overview (Advanced) ](/translate/docs/reference/libraries/v3/overview-v3)




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### Resources

  * [ Pricing ](/translate/pricing)

  * [ Quotas and limits ](/translate/quotas)

  * [ Release notes ](/translate/docs/release-notes)

  * [ Troubleshooting ](/translate/troubleshooting)

  * [ Billing Questions ](/translate/docs/billing-questions)




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