Translate Scanned Legal Documents via API, Formatting Intact

    Generic APIs fail on scanned legal files. Bluente’s API uses advanced OCR to translate documents while preserving legal numbering and complex layouts.

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    API for Scanned Legal Document Translation

    Legal professionals face a critical challenge when translating scanned documents: preserving complex formatting while ensuring accurate translation. Generic APIs strip away legal numbering, break tables, and lose critical layout elements – creating unusable documents that require extensive manual reformatting.

    Bluente's Translation API solves this problem with specialized OCR technology that recognizes and preserves the unique structure of legal documents. Our RESTful API processes scanned PDFs and images while maintaining exact placement of text, tables, charts, and complex numbering across 120+ languages.

    With enterprise-grade security (SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, and GDPR compliance), your sensitive legal materials remain protected throughout the translation process. Our system delivers bilingual, side-by-side outputs that are immediately ready for review, filing, or court submission – cutting turnaround time from days to minutes.

    Integrate our API into your legal tech applications to enable fast, secure batch processing of scanned documents with webhook notifications and real-time tracking, eliminating the bottlenecks in cross-border litigation, M&A due diligence, and eDiscovery workflows.

    What's included in our Translation API?

    Our Translation API gives you fast, secure, and scalable access to high-quality translations across 120+ languages.

    Our advanced terminology recognition delivers a 99.7% accuracy rate, trusted by lawyers and professionals who require precision.

    Translation API

    Fast, reliable translation API for seamless integration into your applications.

    • 120+ Languages

      Comprehensive language coverage for global reach

    • RESTful JSON API

      Simple integration with clear documentation

    • End-to-end encryption

      Secure data transmission and processing

    • Batch upload with live status tracking

      Process multiple files with real-time updates

    • Webhook notifications for job completion

      Get notified when translations are ready

    • Multi-format support: DOCX, PDF, XML, JSON, images

      Handle various file types seamlessly

    • 99.9% uptime backed by global CDN

      Reliable service with worldwide infrastructure

    • Advanced layout formats & API configuration

      Bilingual output, tracked changes, and layout preservation through API parameters

    How it works

    Our streamlined process delivers fast, accurate translations through our enterprise-ready API.

    1

    Review API Documentation

    Explore our comprehensive API documentation, code examples, and integration guides to understand our translation capabilities and requirements.

    2

    Request for Trial Account

    Contact our team to request a trial account. Provide your use case and integration requirements for review and approval.

    3

    Integrate and test

    Build your integration using our RESTful API. Test and validate translations with your content.

    4

    Deploy and scale

    Go live with confidence using our production-ready infrastructure. Monitor usage, track performance, and scale seamlessly as your needs grow.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Get answers to common questions about our Translation API. Learn about supported languages, performance, integration options, and how to get started with our enterprise-ready solution.

    Our API uses advanced OCR technology specifically designed for legal documents to convert non-selectable text in scanned PDFs and images into editable, searchable, and translatable content. Unlike generic solutions, we maintain the exact placement of all document elements including tables, charts, images, headers/footers, and complex legal numbering systems across all supported formats.

    Our Translation API supports a wide range of file formats including PDF (both native and scanned), DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, images (JPG/PNG, TIFF), and OCR-ready scans. This comprehensive format support ensures that legal teams can process virtually any document type without needing to convert files beforehand, saving valuable time in time-sensitive workflows.

    Absolutely. Our Translation API features enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption for secure data transfer. We are SOC 2 compliant, ISO 27001:2022 certified, and GDPR compliant, meeting stringent enterprise and regulatory security requirements. Our system also includes automatic file deletion after processing to ensure your confidential legal materials remain protected.

    Our specialized translation engine is trained on extensive legal corpora across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas. This ensures accurate translation of specialized terminology, clauses, and legal conventions. For review purposes, we provide side-by-side bilingual outputs that allow legal professionals to quickly verify translations and make any necessary adjustments.

    Yes, our Translation API fully supports batch upload functionality with real-time job tracking and webhook notifications upon completion. This makes it ideal for large-scale legal operations like M&A due diligence, eDiscovery, and cross-border litigation where teams need to process numerous documents efficiently while maintaining oversight of the translation process.

    Our RESTful JSON API is designed for seamless integration with legal tech platforms, document management systems, and custom workflows. We provide comprehensive documentation, code examples, and developer support to ensure smooth implementation. The API can be customized with translation profiles to match specific requirements for different document types or practice areas.

    Generic translation APIs typically process only plain text, stripping away formatting and structure that are crucial in legal documents. Our specialized API preserves the exact layout, formatting, tables, and numbering schemes that make legal documents usable in professional contexts. This eliminates hours of manual reformatting work and ensures that translated documents maintain their evidentiary integrity and professional appearance.

    Try Our Legal Document Translation API

    Get secure access to our developer-friendly API with advanced OCR capabilities. Contact sales today to start translating complex legal documents with perfect formatting.