How to Use the AI Translate Workflow Action in Sparkforge

The AI Translate action converts text from a source language to a target language inside any workflow. Use it to send messages in a contact's preferred language without maintaining separate workflows per language.

What it does

Point the action at any text — static input or a dynamic variable — and pick the source and target languages. The translated result is exposed as a custom variable you can use in later workflow steps like Send Email, Send SMS, or internal notifications.

Set up AI Translate

Step 1: Add the Translate Content action

In the workflow builder, search for Translate and add the action where you want translation to happen.

Step 2: Configure the action

• Action name — descriptive label, e.g. Translate Welcome Email to Spanish.
• From language — the source language of the text (e.g. English).
• To language — the target language (e.g. French).
• Input text — static value or a custom variable from the contact profile or a previous step.

Click Save Action to add it to the workflow.

Step 3: Use the translated output

The translated text is available as a workflow custom variable. Insert it into the next action — typically an email body, SMS body, or internal note.

Example: French welcome email

A new contact submits a form and selects French as their preferred language.

1. Trigger — Contact Created.
2. Action — Translate Content (From: English, To: French, Input: Hello, thank you for signing up!).
3. Action — Send Email. Use {{workflow_ai_translate_content.2.response}} in the body.

The contact gets a personalized welcome email in French automatically.

Tips

• Pull the contact's preferred language from a custom field, not a hardcoded value, so one workflow handles every language.
• Translate the subject line and body in separate Translate actions if both need conversion.
• For high-stakes content (legal, medical), have a native speaker review templates before relying on AI translation.