diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/TranslateActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/TranslateActivity.kt
index 16286521e..b3694ba97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/TranslateActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/TranslateActivity.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ package com.nextcloud.talk.translate
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.method.ScrollingMovementMethod
+import android.util.Log
+import android.view.View
 import autodagger.AutoInjector
 import com.nextcloud.talk.R
 import com.nextcloud.talk.activities.BaseActivity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.api.NcApi
 import com.nextcloud.talk.application.NextcloudTalkApplication
+import com.nextcloud.talk.data.user.model.User
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.ActivityTranslateBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.translations.TranslationsOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.users.UserManager
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys
+import io.reactivex.Observer
+import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
+import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 
@@ -28,9 +37,7 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity()
     @Inject
     lateinit var userManager: UserManager
 
-    // lateinit var currentUser: User
-
-    // val url : String? = currentUser.baseUrl + "/translation"
+    lateinit var currentUser : User
 
     var text : String? = null
 
@@ -41,15 +48,12 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity()
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         binding = ActivityTranslateBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
-        val bundle = intent.extras
-        binding.originalMessageTextview.text = bundle?.getString(BundleKeys.KEY_TRANSLATE_MESSAGE)
-        text = binding.originalMessageTextview.text as String?
-
+        currentUser = userManager.currentUser.blockingGet()
         setupTextViews()
         setupActionBar()
         setupSpinners()
         setContentView(binding.root)
-        // translate()
+        translate()
     }
 
     private fun setupActionBar() {
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity()
         original.movementMethod = ScrollingMovementMethod()
         translation.movementMethod = ScrollingMovementMethod()
 
+        val bundle = intent.extras
+        binding.originalMessageTextview.text = bundle?.getString(BundleKeys.KEY_TRANSLATE_MESSAGE)
+        text = binding.originalMessageTextview.text as String?
+
 
     }
 
@@ -82,40 +90,39 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity()
     }
 
     // TODO get this function working
-    // private fun translate() {
-    //     val credentials = ApiUtils.getCredentials(currentUser.username, currentUser.token)
-    //
-    //     val translateURL = url + "/translate"
-    //
-    //
-    //
-    //     ncApi.translateMessage(credentials, translateURL, text, fromLanguage, toLanguage)
-    //         ?.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-    //         ?.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-    //         ?.subscribe(object : Observer<TranslationsOverall> {
-    //             override fun onSubscribe(d: Disposable) {
-    //                 // TODO set progress bar to show
-    //                 binding.translatedMessageTextview.visibility = View.GONE
-    //                 binding.progressBar.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-    //             }
-    //
-    //             override fun onNext(translationOverall: TranslationsOverall) {
-    //                 // TODO hide progress bar
-    //                 binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
-    //                 binding.translatedMessageTextview.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-    //                 binding.translatedMessageTextview.text = translationOverall.ocs?.data?.text
-    //             }
-    //
-    //             override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
-    //                 Log.e("TranslateActivity", "Error")
-    //             }
-    //
-    //             override fun onComplete() {
-    //                 // not needed?
-    //             }
-    //         })
-    //
-    // }
+    private fun translate() {
+        val credentials = ApiUtils.getCredentials(currentUser.username, currentUser.token)
+        val translateURL = currentUser.baseUrl + "/translation" + "/translate"
+
+
+
+        ncApi.translateMessage(credentials, translateURL, text, fromLanguage, toLanguage)
+            ?.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+            ?.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+            ?.subscribe(object : Observer<TranslationsOverall> {
+                override fun onSubscribe(d: Disposable) {
+                    // TODO set progress bar to show
+                    binding.translatedMessageTextview.visibility = View.GONE
+                    binding.progressBar.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                }
+
+                override fun onNext(translationOverall: TranslationsOverall) {
+                    // TODO hide progress bar
+                    binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
+                    binding.translatedMessageTextview.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                    binding.translatedMessageTextview.text = translationOverall.ocs?.data?.text
+                }
+
+                override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
+                    Log.e("TranslateActivity", "Error")
+                }
+
+                override fun onComplete() {
+                    // not needed?
+                }
+            })
+
+    }
 
     private fun setupSpinners() {
         // TODO set spinner options to use array from getLanguageOptions()