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Translate PDFs into multiple languages with Google Translate & ConvertAPI cost tracking

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by Sridevi Edupuganti ✓ · 209 views · created 2025-11-15 · Document Extraction, Multimodal AI

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

Nodes used (9)

Gmail

What it does

Description This n8n template automates PDF translation into 1 or 2 target languages while maintaining professional formatting. Users submit PDFs via web form and receive translated documents via email with preserved headings, paragraphs, and bullet points. Use Cases • International Business Contracts • Multilingual Product Documentation • Educational Content Distribution • Healthcare Patient Information for Diverse patient population • Marketing Campaign Materials What it does • Accepts PDF uploads via web form • Extracts and converts text to structured HTML • Translates using Google Translate API (20+ languages including Hindi, Telugu, Spanish, French, German, Chinese) • Converts to professional PDFs with ConvertAPI • Emails translated PDFs with cost breakdown • Tracks expenses in data table for analytics Set up • Configure Google Cloud Service Account (Translation API enabled) • Add ConvertAPI Query Auth credentials • Set up Gmail OAuth2 with send permissions • Create n8n Data Table named costtracking • Activate workflow and access form via webhook URL Requirements • Google Cloud account with Translation API • ConvertAPI account with credits • Gmail account for delivery • PDF files with selectable text (not scanned images) Customize • Edit CSS in "Prepare HTML" nodes for PDF styling • Update pricing in "Cost – Build record" node • Add languages in "Process Form Data" and form dropdown • Modify email template in Gmail nodes Support: Join n8n Discord or Community Forum

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