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Build with African Language AI

Integrate translation, transcription, speech synthesis, and more into your applications with the Vambo API.

curl -X POST https://api.vambo.ai/v1/translate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Hello, how are you?",
    "source": "en",
    "target": "ha"
  }'

API Capabilities

Five powerful endpoints to bring African languages to your application.

Translate

Translate text between 30+ African languages with high accuracy and context awareness.

POST /v1/translate
Transcribe

Convert speech to text with our ASR models trained on diverse African audio data.

POST /v1/transcribe
Detect

Automatically identify the language of any text input with confidence scores.

POST /v1/detect
Generate

Generate natural-sounding text in African languages for content creation and chatbots.

POST /v1/generate
Text-to-Speech

Convert text into natural-sounding speech with multiple voice options per language.

POST /v1/tts
Why Vambo?
  • Enterprise-grade reliability
  • Simple, RESTful API design
  • 30+ African languages

Built with Vambo

See what developers are building with the Vambo API.

AfriChat

Multilingual customer support chatbot serving 10M+ users across West Africa.

HausaYorubaIgbo
EduTranslate

Educational content platform translating textbooks into local languages.

SwahiliAmharicZulu
VoiceBank

Voice-first mobile banking app for rural communities with limited literacy.

TwiWolofKinyarwanda
HealthLine

Telemedicine platform providing health information in patients' mother tongues.

TigrinyaSomaliLuganda

Join the API Waitlist

Get early access to the Vambo API and start building with African language AI.

Full API reference available at docs.vambo.ai