---
title: "Translate video content"
method: POST
path: "/collection/{collection_id}/video/{video_id}/translate"
tags: ["AI Generation"]
---

# Translate video content

`POST /collection/{collection_id}/video/{video_id}/translate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.videodb.io`
- URL: `https://api.videodb.io/collection/{collection_id}/video/{video_id}/translate`
- Auth: API key in header `x-access-token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api/docs/collection/:collection_id/video/:video_id/translate/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` string, required
- `video_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `target_language` string
  - `callback_url` string
  - `callback_data` object

## Response `200`

Translation job started

- AsyncResponse
  - `success` boolean
  - `status` 'processing' | 'done' | 'failed'
  - `data` object
    - `id` string
    - `output_url` string

## Changes

- **2026-02-12** `fd78812f318f`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-01-23** `7d19a3906d5b`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api/changes/collection/:collection_id/video/:video_id/translate/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api/revisions/21b1d1d3eae8?raw)