FunTranslations API
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For Agents
Translate English text into 36 different output styles spanning Morse, Braille, dialects, character speak, and Star Wars and Star Trek languages from a single authenticated endpoint family.
Use for: I need to translate a sentence into Yoda speak, Convert a phrase to Morse code audio at a specific WPM, Get the Klingon equivalent of an English line, Render text as Braille Unicode glyphs
Not supported: Does not handle real human language translation between major world languages, speech recognition, or content moderation - use for novelty, fictional, dialect, Morse, and Braille text transformation only.
The FunTranslations API is the umbrella service that exposes every translator on funtranslations.com through a single OpenAPI surface, covering Morse code, Braille, regional dialects, fictional character speak, and Star Wars and Star Trek alien tongues. Each of the 36 GET endpoints under /translate accepts a text query parameter and returns the translated result as JSON, with consistent success and 401 error envelopes. All operations authenticate with the X-Funtranslations-API-Secret header and share a single tier-based subscription quota. The API is designed for novelty apps, accessibility utilities, fan content, and educational tools that need rapid text transformation without hosting language models.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the FunTranslations API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the FunTranslations API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ffuntranslations.com%2Ffuntranslations-index" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ffuntranslations.com%2Ffuntranslations-index" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with FunTranslations API.
Translate English into 36 distinct outputs including Yoda, Sith, Klingon, Pirate, Cockney, Minion, and Morse from one endpoint family
Convert text to Morse code as text or as a downloadable WAV audio response with configurable speed and tone
Render Braille across five formats including display characters, dot patterns, Unicode glyphs, HTML entities, and image markup
Decode Morse code back to English using the dedicated /translate/morse2english operation
Apply regional dialect transformations such as Brooklyn, Cockney, Jive, and Valspeak to user-supplied text
Generate fictional language translations for Dothraki, Klingon, Huttese, Mandalorian, Cheunh, and Gungan from one consistent contract
Use Cases
Patterns agents use FunTranslations API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Multi-Style Novelty Translator App
Power a single web or mobile novelty app that lets users pick from dozens of translation styles by routing each request to the matching /translate/{style} endpoint. The shared authentication header and consistent response envelope mean a thin client can handle Yoda, Pirate, Minion, and Klingon outputs without per-endpoint adapters. Total integration is typically a single afternoon.
Call GET /translate/yoda with text='I am hungry' then GET /translate/pirate with the same text and return both translated strings.
Morse Code Learning Aid
Build a Morse practice tool that uses GET /translate/morse to convert sentences to dits and dahs, GET /translate/morse/audio to play them back at a chosen WPM and tone frequency, and GET /translate/morse2english to grade what the learner thinks they heard. The audio endpoint returns a base64 WAV that can be played directly in the browser.
Call GET /translate/morse/audio with text='SOS', speed=15, tone=700 and return the base64 audio for playback.
Accessibility Utility for Braille Rendering
Use the five /translate/braille endpoints to display Braille in different surfaces - Unicode glyphs in a terminal, HTML entities in a web page, image tags for visual reference, dot numbers for tactile hardware, or raw display characters for refreshable Braille hardware. One subscription unlocks every output format.
Call GET /translate/braille/unicode with text='Hello' and return the Unicode Braille glyphs.
Agent Style Transformer via Jentic
An AI agent receives a request such as 'rewrite this announcement in Pirate speak' and uses Jentic to discover the matching /translate/pirate operation, load its single text parameter, and return the styled string. Because all 36 styles share the same shape, the agent can handle any future style request without updating its tool list.
Search Jentic for 'translate to pirate speak', load /translate/pirate, and execute it with the user's input text.
Key Endpoints
36 endpoints — the funtranslations api is the umbrella service that exposes every translator on funtranslations.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/translate/yoda
Translate English to Yoda speak
GET
/translate/morse
Translate English to Morse code
GET
/translate/morse/audio
Generate Morse code audio at chosen speed and tone
GET
/translate/braille/unicode
Translate English to Braille Unicode glyphs
GET
/translate/klingon
Translate English to Klingon
GET
/translate/pirate
Translate English to Pirate speak
GET
/translate/yoda
Translate English to Yoda speak
GET
/translate/morse
Translate English to Morse code
GET
/translate/morse/audio
Generate Morse code audio at chosen speed and tone
GET
/translate/braille/unicode
Translate English to Braille Unicode glyphs
GET
/translate/klingon
Translate English to Klingon
GET
/translate/pirate
Translate English to Pirate speak
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the FunTranslations API by hand means configuring its secret-key request header auth against api.funtranslations.com and mapping the many novelty, Morse, and Braille translation endpoints yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the FunTranslations API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
The source text travels as a request parameter rather than a URL path resource, so scope this by operation: limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as a Yoda or pirate translation, and leave the transforms you do not want it calling out of the allowed set. Every operation the agent can run is one you chose to include.
Credential isolation
Your FunTranslations API secret is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'translate text to Yoda speak' or 'convert a message to Morse code', and Jentic returns the matching FunTranslations API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using FunTranslations API through Jentic.
What authentication does the FunTranslations API use?
Every operation requires the X-Funtranslations-API-Secret header carrying your subscription key. Jentic stores that key encrypted and attaches it at execution so the agent context never sees the raw secret.
Can I generate Morse code audio with the FunTranslations API?
Yes. GET /translate/morse/audio accepts text, speed (words per minute), and tone (Hz) parameters and returns a base64-encoded WAV inside the JSON response that you can decode and play directly.
What are the rate limits for the FunTranslations API?
FunTranslations applies tier-based hourly and daily request caps that vary by subscription level published at funtranslations.com/api; free keys are capped at a few requests per hour while paid tiers permit thousands. The spec does not embed numeric limits, so the subscription page is the authoritative source.
How do I generate Yoda-speak text through Jentic?
Run a Jentic search for 'translate to yoda speak', load the GET /translate/yoda operation, then execute it with your input text. Get started with Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer.
Does the API support reverse translation back to English?
Reverse translation is supported only for Morse code via GET /translate/morse2english; the dialect, character, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Braille endpoints are one-way English-to-output translators.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the FunTranslations API?
Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide exactly which of the 36 translation operations the agent may call, so you can allow just the ones it needs, such as GET /translate/yoda or GET /translate/pirate, and leave every other transform out of the allowed set. The source text passes as a request parameter rather than a URL path, so scoping is done per operation: any endpoint the agent can reach is one you deliberately included. Your FunTranslations subscription secret is held by your own instance and attached at execution, so the agent never sees the raw credential.
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