Googles TOS indicate that you can only use their services by the tools
they provide.


On Mar 17, 10:26 am, Alex <[email protected]> wrote:
> But that doesn't prevent iOS app developers such as iHandy Translator
> or Free Translator from using this API !
> Google is not offering it as a public API, but it seems that they also
> don't try to prevent developers from using it.
>
> Clarification from Google would be great!
>
> On Mar 16, 9:27 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Actually, legally speaking, you need to be able to provide proof that the 
> > TTS service IS included in the public translate API.  The fact that you can 
> > query the endpoint does not constitute such proof. You must be able to show 
> > that you have permission and legal license to do so. This generally takes 
> > the form of a Terms of Service (TOS) page in Google-land. To my knowledge, 
> > there is no such TOS page granting you (or anyone) permission to utilize 
> > the TTS service outside of the Google-provided interface of 
> > translate.google.com.
>
> > For the record, there are PLENTY of sites out there that can tell you how 
> > to reverse engineer stuff, but that does not equate to legal permission to 
> > do so.
>
> > Jeremy R. Geerdes
> > Generally Cool Guy
> > Des Moines, IA
>
> > For more information or a project quote:
> > [email protected]
>
> > If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan 
> > Church!
>
> > On Mar 16, 2011, at 3:17 PM, santycg wrote:
>
> > > Please, provide a link which indicates TTS is NOT included in
> > > translate api.
>
> > > I think that is not a correct answer. The link posted in prior message
> > > includes a tts parameter for Google translate api, so it is normal to
> > > think like I did.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > > On 16 mar, 15:59, Zdravko Gligic <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> please provide a link where its indicated that tts is part of any api
>
> > >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:58 AM, santycg <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>> nobody knows?
>
> > >>> AFAIK, the TTS option is included in the Translate API. Isn't it?
> > >>> Maybe we have to wait for Google to publish it officially?
>
> > >>> On 14 mar, 20:32, santycg <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>>> Yes, there is not TTS api, but there is a translate API with TTS
> > >>>> capabilities.
>
> > >>>> For example, the following link will TTS the text:
>
> > >>>>http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=testing
>
> > >>>> On 11 mar, 13:02, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >>>>> To my knowledge, there is no public TTS API.
>
> > >>>>> Jeremy R. Geerdes
> > >>>>> Generally Cool Guy
> > >>>>> Des Moines, IA
>
> > >>>>> For more information or a project quote:
> > >>>>> [email protected]
>
> > >>>>> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights 
> > >>>>> Wesleyan Church!
>
> > >>>>> On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:11 PM, santycg wrote:
>
> > >>>>>> Hi
>
> > >>>>>> We are a POS (Point Of Sale) applications developer company and are
> > >>>>>> planning to support TTS for speeching the sales amount.
>
> > >>>>>> For example, if the sales amount is 28.54, we would like to use TTS 
> > >>>>>> to
> > >>>>>> speech '28.54'.
>
> > >>>>>> It is a commercial application, but we would like to support this as 
> > >>>>>> a
> > >>>>>> free plugin or free optional module.
>
> > >>>>>> Is it possible to use Google TTS api for this?
>
> > >>>>>> Thanks!
>
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