Custom AWS Translation Engine

AWS integration for secure and scalable translations. Configure AWS credentials to use Amazon Translate for enterprise‑level translation services.

Required Permissions

Permission	Required For
`translate:TranslateText`	Basic translation
`translate:TranslateTextWithTerminology`	Glossary (custom terminology) translation
`translate:ImportTerminology`	Creating glossaries
`translate:GetTerminology`	Reading glossary entries
`translate:ListTerminologies`	Listing glossaries
`translate:DeleteTerminology`	Deleting glossaries

💡 Attach the managed policy TranslateFullAccess to cover all of the above, or create a custom policy with only the permissions you need.

Custom IAM Policy (Minimum Required)

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "translate:TranslateText",
        "translate:TranslateTextWithTerminology",
        "translate:ImportTerminology",
        "translate:GetTerminology",
        "translate:ListTerminologies",
        "translate:DeleteTerminology"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Supported Regions

Region	Code
US East (N. Virginia)	`us-east-1`
US East (Ohio)	`us-east-2`
US West (Oregon)	`us-west-2`
EU (Ireland)	`eu-west-1`
EU (Frankfurt)	`eu-central-1`
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	`ap-northeast-1`
Asia Pacific (Seoul)	`ap-northeast-2`
Asia Pacific (Singapore)	`ap-southeast-1`
Asia Pacific (Sydney)	`ap-southeast-2`
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	`ap-south-1`

⚠️ Use the same region for your IAM credentials and your glossary (custom terminology). Cross-region glossary access is not supported.

Step 1 — Create an IAM User

Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/users
Click Create user
Enter a username (e.g. simplet-translate)
Click Next
On the Set permissions step → select Attach policies directly
Search for and attach TranslateFullAccess