Connect to the IBM translation service by creating a connection. Provide information that is used by HTTP(s) actions or activities to connect to that service.

Before you begin

Role required: connection_admin

About this task

Important: IBM has announced the deprecation of the IBM Watson Translator Service for IBM Cloud in all regions. As of June 10, 2023, the Language Translator tile will be removed from the IBM Cloud Platform for new customers; only existing customers will be able to access the product. As of June 10, 2024, the service will reach its End of Support date. As of December 10, 2024, the service will be withdrawn entirely and will no longer be available to any customers. For more information, see https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/language-translator?topic=language-translator-release-notes.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Connections & Credentials > Connection & Credential Aliases.
  2. Select the IBMTranslation alias (sn_ibm_trans_spoke.IBMTranslation).
  3. In the Connections tab, click New.
  4. In the HTTP(S) Connection form, fill the fields.
    Table 1. HTTP(S) Connection form fields
    Field Description
    Name Name of the HTTP(s) connection.
    Credential Credential record used to authorize the connection.
    Connection alias Alias record to associate with the connection. Using an alias enables you to update the connection record without having to reconfigure any actions or activities that use the alias.
    Active Option to activate the connection.
    Domain Domain where the connection is applicable.
    URL builder Option to enable the system to build the connection URL. Clear this check box.
    Connection URL Base URL provided by IBM to connect to the language translator service. Users can have a different URL based on their geographical preference.
    Use MID server Option to use a MID Server for this connection. Clear this check box.
    Attributes
    Learning Opt-Out Attribute to specify if your data can be used as test data by IBM to train its models. If set to true, IBM does not use your data for any API request.

    By default, IBM services log requests and their results.
    API Version Date Release date of the API version you want to use. The default value is 2018-05-01. Do not edit this value.
    Version API version that the related spokes are built for. The default value is v3. Do not edit this value.
  5. Select Submit.