I don't think it's in the documentation exactly, but it is in the terms of service. Check out section 1.4 (NOTE: the 1.4 label is missing; search the page for "Appropriate Conduct and Prohibited Uses." The string limit is the second bullet point under that section. Here's the link:
http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlanguage/terms.html It's also noted in a number of posts on the Google Group, at least two threads on the issue tracker, and a couple of posts in the official blog. It should be noted that the 5,000 character length limit is AFTER the string has been uri encoded. And it is only truly available via the POST method because Google (and MSIE) impose a length limit on urls of about 2,000 characters. Jeremy R. Geerdes Effective website design & development Des Moines, IA For more information or a project quote: http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com [email protected] If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! On Jul 26, 2010, at 7:46 AM, wraith808 wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Thom Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: >> I realise the limit for translation requests is 5000 characters, but >> is there any commercial licensing available to extend this limit? I've >> seen vaguely that the Google Appliance can do translations, but is >> that just for search results, or does that mirror the functionality of >> the translation API? >> >> Basically we'd like to stick with Google, but the 5000 character limit >> is becoming too painful as we integrate it in more and more places, as >> library support for easily chunking up content isn't always present. >> > I apologize in advance for replying to your thread without a reply to > your question, but I was wondering where did you find the > documentation to say that the translation limit is 5000 characters? > > TIA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google AJAX APIs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
