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The LanguageDetector API identifies the likely natural language that some text is written in. You can use this API to supplement machine translation when the source source language is not known.

Browser support

Chrome 138 Released on 2025-06-24
Chrome Android Not supported
Edge 148 Released on 2026-05-07
Firefox Not supported
Firefox for Android Not supported
Safari Not supported
Safari on iOS Not supported

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Specifications

Translator and Language Detector APIs (#language-detector-api), from Web Machine Learning Community Group (W3C).

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