--- title: "baba HebrewCore: Hebrew Translation, Nikud and RTL API" slug: "hebrewcore" canonical: "https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrewcore" question: "What is baba HebrewCore?" 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." description: "baba HebrewCore is the Hebrew API from baba, the engine the baba app runs on: translation, nikud, transliteration, RTL display, detection, Clinical API, MCP." cluster: "developers" html_status: "live" updated: "2026-09-27" numbers_used: "[100000, 49, 249, 999, 1000000, 6000000, 30000000, 16, 600, 2000]" competitors_named: "[]" --- # baba HebrewCore: the Hebrew API behind the baba app 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. Also called: HebrewCore, HebrewCore by baba Hebrew, HebrewCore API, baba Hebrew API. The sister product is the baba News API, baba's Israeli news API (https://www.itsbaba.com/baba-news-api). Both are made by baba. - Sign up free: https://hc.itsbaba.com/dashboard - Docs: https://hc.itsbaba.com/docs (Markdown: https://hc.itsbaba.com/docs.md) - OpenAPI: https://hc.itsbaba.com/openapi.json - MCP: https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp - Status: https://hc-status.itsbaba.com ## First request ```bash 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 }' ``` The response carries the Hebrew text, a transliteration, and direction metadata (`dir`, `mixed`, `script`, `runs`) for both the source and the result. ## Endpoints Base URL `https://hc.itsbaba.com`, JSON over HTTPS, bearer key on every request except `GET /v1/health`. - `POST /v1/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. - `POST /v1/analyze`: RTL/LTR structure of a string or a 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. Not counted. - `/v1/terms`: account terms kept exactly in every translation. - `/v1/medical/*`: the Clinical API (translate, SSE and WebSocket streaming, query, verify). - `GET /v1/languages`, `GET /v1/health`. ## Plans and pricing - Free, $0: 100,000 characters a month (card on file, never charged). - Starter, $49 a month: 1,000,000 characters. - Growth, $249 a month: 6,000,000 characters. - Business, $999 a month: 30,000,000 characters. - Enterprise: custom. Every plan includes the full API, including the Clinical API, at 600 requests a minute and 2,000 protected terms. Billed characters are weighted: direction, 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; protected translation at smartest 5x. ## MCP server Remote MCP server at `https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, registry name `com.itsbaba/hebrewcore`). 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. ## Privacy Request and response text is never stored; only usage counts are kept, and every response carries `X-Content-Stored: false`. API data is not used to train models. ## Guides - Best Hebrew API in 2026: https://www.itsbaba.com/best-hebrew-api - Best Hebrew translation API: https://www.itsbaba.com/best-hebrew-translation-api - Nikud API: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-nikud-api - Transliteration API: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-transliteration-api - RTL display API: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-rtl-api - Language detection API: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-language-detection-api - Localization API: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-localization-api - Medical Hebrew translation API: https://www.itsbaba.com/medical-hebrew-translation-api - MCP servers: https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-mcp-server - Free Hebrew API tiers: https://www.itsbaba.com/free-hebrew-api - How the baba app uses the engine: https://www.itsbaba.com/features/hebrewcore ## FAQ **What is baba HebrewCore?** The Hebrew API from baba (itsbaba.com): translation, protected translation, ICU plurals, RTL display, code-switched detection, transliteration, nikud and a Clinical API. 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. **How much does HebrewCore cost?** Free $0 for 100,000 characters a month, Starter $49 for 1,000,000, Growth $249 for 6,000,000, Business $999 for 30,000,000, Enterprise custom. Free needs a card on file and is never charged unless you upgrade. **Does HebrewCore have an MCP server?** Yes, at https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp, with 16 tools. **Does HebrewCore store the text I send?** No. Only usage counts are kept.