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Developer API v1

African Language
Infrastructure for Every App

Translate, transcribe, speak, and understand documents in 44 African languages with a single API. Built for banks, hospitals, governments, and startups entering Africa.

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Quick Start

Up and Running in 2 Steps

Get your API key from the dashboard, make your first call, and start translating documents in minutes.

1Get your API key

Sign up and create an API key from your dashboard. Keys start with taurai_

2Make your first call

Use any HTTP client. Pass your key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

curl -X POST https://backend.taurai.ai/api/v1/translate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer taurai_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Your court date is March 15, 2025",
    "source": "en",
    "target": "sn"
  }'
API Endpoints

One API, Every Language Capability

Base URL: https://backend.taurai.ai/api/v1

POST/translateTranslate text between African languagesTranslation
POST/transcribeSpeech-to-text from audio fileSpeech
POST/speakText-to-speech, returns audio streamSpeech
POST/document-understandFull document processing pipelineDocuments
POST/extract-entitiesExtract entities from document textIntelligence
POST/summarizeSummarize and explain documentsIntelligence
GET/languagesList supported languages (no auth)Reference
GET/usageYour API usage statisticsAccount
Rate Limits

Scale as You Grow

Generous rate limits for every tier. Free plan does not include API access.

Starter

10 req/min

Professional

60 req/min

Institution

300 req/min

Free tier does not include API access. Upgrade your plan to get started.

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African Languages Today

One API key. 44 languages. Translation, speech, OCR, and document intelligence — ready for your app in minutes.

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