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{
"name": "Language Translation with OpenAI",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"formTitle": "Translate Text",
"formDescription": "Enter a sentence and select the target language for translation",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "Text to Translate",
"fieldType": "string",
"name": "textToTranslate",
"requiredField": true
},
{
"fieldLabel": "Target Language",
"fieldType": "options",
"name": "targetLanguage",
"requiredField": true,
"fieldOptions": {
"values": [
{
"option": "Spanish"
},
{
"option": "French"
},
{
"option": "German"
},
{
"option": "Italian"
},
{
"option": "Portuguese"
},
{
"option": "Japanese"
},
{
"option": "Chinese (Simplified)"
},
{
"option": "Korean"
},
{
"option": "Arabic"
},
{
"option": "Russian"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "manual-trigger",
"name": "Manual Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"dataType": "string",
"value1": "={{ $json.targetLanguage }}",
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "Spanish",
"output": 0
},
{
"value2": "French",
"output": 1
},
{
"value2": "German",
"output": 2
},
{
"value2": "Italian",
"output": 3
},
{
"value2": "Portuguese",
"output": 4
},
{
"value2": "Japanese",
"output": 5
},
{
"value2": "Chinese (Simplified)",
"output": 6
},
{
"value2": "Korean",
"output": 7
},
{
"value2": "Arabic",
"output": 8
},
{
"value2": "Russian",
"output": 9
}
]
},
"fallbackOutput": "none"
},
"id": "switch-language",
"name": "Switch Language",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
450,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Spanish. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-spanish",
"name": "Translate to Spanish",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
50
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to French. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-french",
"name": "Translate to French",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
150
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to German. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-german",
"name": "Translate to German",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
250
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Italian. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-italian",
"name": "Translate to Italian",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
350
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Portuguese. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-portuguese",
"name": "Translate to Portuguese",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
450
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Japanese. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-japanese",
"name": "Translate to Japanese",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
550
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Simplified Chinese. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-chinese",
"name": "Translate to Chinese",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
650
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Korean. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-korean",
"name": "Translate to Korean",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
750
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Arabic. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-arabic",
"name": "Translate to Arabic",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
850
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a professional translator. Translate the following text to Russian. Provide only the translation without any explanations or additional text."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
}
]
}
},
"id": "openai-russian",
"name": "Translate to Russian",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"position": [
700,
950
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "originalText",
"value": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.textToTranslate }}"
},
{
"name": "targetLanguage",
"value": "={{ $('manual-trigger').item.json.targetLanguage }}"
},
{
"name": "translatedText",
"value": "={{ $json.choices[0].message.content }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "set-output",
"name": "Format Output",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
950,
500
]
}
],
"connections": {
"manual-trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "switch-language",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"switch-language": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "openai-spanish",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-french",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-german",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-italian",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-portuguese",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-japanese",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-chinese",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-korean",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-arabic",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "openai-russian",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-spanish": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-french": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-german": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-italian": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-portuguese": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-japanese": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-chinese": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-korean": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-arabic": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"openai-russian": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set-output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "1.0.0",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "language-translation-001",
"tags": []
}
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