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HeyGen Video Translate API: AI-Powered Video Translation via API

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HeyGen's video translation technology lets you dub and translate videos into multiple languages with realistic lip-sync, voice cloning, and facial movement matching. Renderful provides API access to HeyGen's translation capabilities — so you can integrate AI-powered video translation into your application with a single API call.

What is HeyGen Video Translate?

HeyGen Video Translate is an AI-powered video translation service that dubs videos into different languages while preserving the speaker's natural appearance. Unlike traditional dubbing, HeyGen uses AI to automatically adjust lip movements to match the translated audio, creating a seamless and natural-looking result.

Key capabilities include automatic lip-sync adjustment, voice cloning that preserves the speaker's vocal characteristics in the target language, facial movement matching for natural expressions, and support for a wide range of languages. The result is a translated video that looks and sounds as if the speaker is natively speaking the target language.

How to Use the HeyGen Video Translate API

With Renderful, translating a video with HeyGen is as simple as making a single API call. Sign up for an API key, then send a POST request with your video URL and target language. Here's a working example:

POST/api/v1/generations
curl -X POST https://api.renderful.ai/api/v1/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "heygen/video-translate",
    "input": {
      "video_url": "https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/video.mp4",
      "target_language": "es"
    },
    "webhook": "https://your-app.com/webhook"
  }'

The API is asynchronous — your webhook will receive the translated video once processing finishes. You can also poll the generation status endpoint for progress updates.

Supported Languages

HeyGen Video Translate supports a wide range of languages for video dubbing and translation. Here are some of the most popular supported languages:

English
Spanish
French
German
Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)
Japanese
Korean
Arabic
Hindi
Italian
Dutch
Polish
Turkish
Indonesian

Additional languages are supported and new ones are added regularly. Check the API documentation for the full list of available language codes.

Use Cases

AI video translation unlocks global reach for your video content. Here are the most common use cases:

Marketing Videos

Localize your marketing campaigns for international audiences. Translate product demos, brand videos, and promotional content into multiple languages without reshooting.

Training & Education Content

Make training videos, onboarding materials, and educational courses accessible to global teams by translating them into your employees’ native languages.

Social Media Localization

Repurpose your best-performing social media videos for new markets. Translate TikToks, YouTube videos, and Instagram Reels to reach audiences in any language.

E-Commerce Product Videos

Translate product walkthrough videos and customer testimonials for international storefronts. Increase conversion rates by speaking to customers in their language.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does HeyGen offer a video translation API?
HeyGen’s video translation technology is available through Renderful’s unified API. Renderful provides REST API access to HeyGen’s translation capabilities alongside 20+ other AI video and image generation models, so you can integrate video translation into your application with a single API key.
How much does HeyGen video translation cost via API?
Through Renderful, HeyGen video translation is available on a pay-per-use basis with no monthly minimums or subscriptions. You only pay for the videos you translate, making it cost-effective for both small projects and high-volume production workflows.
What languages does HeyGen video translate support?
HeyGen video translate supports a wide range of languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, and many more. New languages are added regularly.
How accurate is AI video translation?
HeyGen’s AI video translation produces high-quality results with automatic lip-sync matching, voice cloning, and natural-sounding speech in the target language. The lip movements are adjusted to match the translated audio, creating a seamless viewing experience that looks natural in the output language.

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