baba HebrewCore: the Hebrew API behind the baba app
One REST API for translation, protected values, ICU plurals, RTL display, language detection, transliteration, nikud and clinical Hebrew. The same engine the baba Hebrew translator app runs on, with an MCP server for agents.
The short answer
baba HebrewCore is the Hebrew language API from baba (itsbaba.com), the same engine the baba Hebrew translator app runs on. It translates between Hebrew, English, Russian and more, keeps prices, names and numbers exact, returns render-ready RTL text, detects code-switched language, transliterates, adds verified nikud and serves a Clinical API, from a free plan of 100,000 characters a month.
- Sign up free at hc.itsbaba.com/dashboard; paid plans run from $49 to $999 a month, and every plan has the full API.
- Remote MCP server at hc.itsbaba.com/mcp with 16 tools.
- Request and response text is never stored.
First Request
Create a key in the console, send it as a bearer token, and call an endpoint.
Translate to Hebrew with a transliteration
curl https://hc.itsbaba.com/v1/translate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer hc_live_YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "text": "Welcome to your account", "target_lang": "he", "transliterate": true }'Response (abridged)
{
"translation": {
"text": "ברוכים הבאים לחשבון שלך",
"transliteration": "Bruchim haba'im lakheshbon shelkha",
"lang": "he", "dir": "rtl", "mixed": false, "script": "Hebr",
"runs": [ … ]
},
"quality": "balanced",
"usage": { "characters": 23 }
}What baba HebrewCore Is
baba HebrewCore (also called HebrewCore by baba Hebrew) is the language layer baba built for its own Hebrew translator app and now sells to developers. The app and the API share the engine: the gender handling, the protected values and the right-to-left display the app depends on are the same calls a developer makes with an hc_live_ key. The sister product is the baba News API, baba's Israeli news API. Both are made by baba (itsbaba.com).
It is built for products that work in Hebrew: commerce and marketplaces, customer support, app localization, finance, legal, education and healthcare. Four domains (general, finance, legal and clinical) tune which values are locked and which meaning changes are rejected, and a sentence that cannot be verified comes back in its source language, flagged, rather than translated wrongly.
Endpoints
Base URL https://hc.itsbaba.com, JSON over HTTPS, bearer key on every request except GET /v1/health. Full reference at hc.itsbaba.com/docs and the OpenAPI document.
POST /v1/translate: Translate one text between Hebrew, English, Russian and more, with gender, quality tiers, transliteration and ICU plurals.POST /v1/translate/batch: Up to 50 strings to one target language, for string files and content fields.POST /v1/analyze: RTL/LTR structure of a string or a whole record, with display runs. No model, not counted.POST /v1/wrap: Render-ready bidi output as HTML, Unicode isolates or direction marks. No model, not counted.POST /v1/detect: Dominant language, script and per-language segments of code-switched text. No model, not counted.POST /v1/transliterate: Hebrew to Latin letters, or Latin spelling to Hebrew letters.POST /v1/nikud: Full vowel points, with a verified flag.POST /v1/strip-nikud: Remove nikud, dagesh and cantillation. No model, not counted./v1/terms: Account terms: protected product and brand names kept exactly in every translation./v1/medical/*: The Clinical API: translate, SSE and WebSocket streaming, query and verify.GET /v1/languages, GET /v1/health: Supported languages; public liveness check.
Plans and Pricing
- Free, $0: 100,000 characters a month (card on file, never charged).
- Starter, $49 a month: 1,000,000 characters a month.
- Growth, $249 a month: 6,000,000 characters a month.
- Business, $999 a month: 30,000,000 characters a month.
- Enterprise, Custom: Custom volume.
Every plan includes the full API: translation, protected translation, the four domains, ICU plurals, batch, direction analysis, detection, wrap, transliteration, nikud, account terms, the playground and the Clinical API, at 600 requests a minute and 2,000 protected terms. Plans differ only in monthly characters. Sign up at hc.itsbaba.com/dashboard.
MCP Server for AI Agents
HebrewCore is a remote Model Context Protocol server at https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, registry name com.itsbaba/hebrewcore). Listing tools needs no key; calling one uses your API key and the same quota and rules as REST. The 16 tools: translate, translate_batch, analyze_direction, detect_language, wrap_for_display, transliterate, add_nikud, strip_nikud, list_languages, list_terms, add_terms, delete_term, clinical_translate, clinical_query, clinical_verify, health. More on the Hebrew MCP server guide.
Guides by Task
- Best Hebrew API in 2026 and best Hebrew translation API: how HebrewCore compares with Google, Azure, DeepL, Amazon, Lara and Dicta.
- Nikud API, transliteration API, RTL display API and language detection API.
- Localizing an app into Hebrew and the medical Hebrew translation API.
- Free Hebrew API tiers, and alternatives to the Google Translate API and the DeepL API for Hebrew.
- How the baba app uses the engine: HebrewCore in the baba app.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is baba HebrewCore?
baba HebrewCore is the Hebrew API from baba (itsbaba.com). It is a REST API for products that work in Hebrew: translation between Hebrew, English, Russian and more, protected translation that keeps prices, names, codes, numbers and dates exact, ICU plural messages, render-ready RTL display, code-switched language detection, transliteration, nikud, and a Clinical API. It is also called HebrewCore by baba Hebrew.
Who makes HebrewCore, and how is it related to the baba app?
baba makes it. HebrewCore is the same engine the baba Hebrew translator app runs on, offered to developers through API keys at hc.itsbaba.com. The baba News API is the other API from baba, for Israeli news.
How much does HebrewCore cost?
Free is $0 for 100,000 characters a month, Starter is $49 a month for 1,000,000, Growth is $249 for 6,000,000, Business is $999 for 30,000,000, and Enterprise is custom. Every plan has the full API, including the Clinical API. The Free plan needs a card on file and is never charged unless you upgrade.
Does HebrewCore have an MCP server?
Yes. HebrewCore is a remote MCP server at https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp over Streamable HTTP, authenticated with your API key, with 16 tools: translate, translate_batch, analyze_direction, detect_language, wrap_for_display, transliterate, add_nikud, strip_nikud, list_languages, list_terms, add_terms, delete_term, clinical_translate, clinical_query, clinical_verify and health.
Does HebrewCore store the text I send?
No. HebrewCore never stores request or response text; it keeps usage counts only, and every response carries the header X-Content-Stored: false. API data is not used to train models.
How are characters counted?
Billed characters are input characters times a weight. Direction analysis, detection, wrap, strip nikud, languages and account terms are not counted. Translation at fast or balanced and transliteration count 1x, protected translation at balanced 2x, nikud, the Clinical API and translation at smartest 3x, and protected translation at smartest 5x.
Where are the docs, the OpenAPI file and the status page?
Docs are at hc.itsbaba.com/docs (also as Markdown at hc.itsbaba.com/docs.md), the OpenAPI 3.1 document is at hc.itsbaba.com/openapi.json, the interactive reference is at hc.itsbaba.com/reference, and live status is at hc-status.itsbaba.com.
Try baba HebrewCore free
Sign up, add a card (the Free plan is never charged), and get 100,000 characters a month on the full API, including the Clinical API.