Fact · Languages and accents
OpenAI's translations endpoint supports translation into English only.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“This endpoint supports translation into English only.”
Speech to text (OpenAI API guide), OpenAI, OpenAI, 2026, Translations section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The endpoint takes an audio file in another language and returns English text, unlike the transcriptions endpoint, which keeps the original language.
- What it does not show
- If you need a different target language, you need a second translation step after transcription.