gcloud alpha ml translate detect-language

NAME
gcloud alpha ml translate detect-language - use the Google Cloud Translation API to detect languages
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha ml translate detect-language(--content=CONTENT    |--content-file=CONTENT_FILE)[--mime-type=MIME_TYPE][--model=MODEL][--zone=ZONE; default="global"][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Detects the language of text in a request.
EXAMPLES
The following command detects the language of 'What beautiful weather!'
gcloudalphamltranslatedetect-language--content='What beautiful weather!'--zone=us-central1
REQUIRED FLAGS
Contents group.

Exactly one of these must be specified:

--content=CONTENT
Content of the input in string format.
--content-file=CONTENT_FILE
Specify a local file path with content.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--mime-type=MIME_TYPE
Format of the source text, for example, 'text/html', 'text/plain'. Defaults to'text/html'.
--model=MODEL
Language detection model to be used. If not specified, the default(language-detection/default) model is used. Authorization requires the followingGoogle IAM permission on the specified resource model:
cloudtranslate.languageDetectionModels.predict
--zone=ZONE; default="global"
Location to make calls. Non-global location is required for requests usingAutoML models. Currently, only 'us-central1' is supported as a non-globallocation. Defaults to 'global'.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

API REFERENCE
This command uses thetranslate/v3beta1 API. The full documentationfor this API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/quickstarts
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloudbetamltranslatedetect-language

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.