create_print_job
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Start a print job on one or more printers, now or at a chosen time. File source is exactly one of: file_id (API file hash from upload), filesystem (user-file uid), queue_file (existing queue item id), reprint (previous print-job id), or next_queue_item=true (auto-pick the next matching queue item per printer, deduplicated across printers). Supports PRINT_JOB custom fields (shared and per-printer). Auto-starts when the account's autostartPrints setting is on (default). Pass schedule_for to hold the print until a specific time instead ("print this tonight at 10pm", "start it tomorrow morning").
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| printer_id | string | yes | Comma-separated printer id(s) to start the job on. Must be operational. When next_queue_item=true, each printer gets a different queue item (same item never duplicated within one call). |
| filesystem | string | no | UserFile.uid of an existing library file. Choose this when starting from an already-imported file. |
| file_id | string | no | Hex bucket hash returned by the files.simplyprint.io Upload endpoint. Choose this when starting from a file uploaded via the API. |
| queue_file | integer | no | Existing print queue item id. Choose this to start the job from a queued item (most common flow). |
| reprint | integer | no | Previous print_job id to reprint with the same file and settings. |
| next_queue_item | boolean | no | If true, auto-pick the next matching queue item for each printer in pid. Uses the same compatibility matcher as get_next_queue_items_for_printers. Mutually exclusive with file_id/filesystem/queue_file/reprint. |
| start_options | string | no | |
| mms_map | string | no | |
| schedule_for | string | no | Hold the print until this absolute instant instead of starting it now. ISO 8601 with an offset or Z, e.g. "2026-08-18T22:30:00Z". Must be at least 1 minute and at most 7 days ahead. Requires the Schedule Print feature (Pro and up) and the schedule_print permission. The printer is reserved as soon as the job is created and reports state print_pending until it starts. Print allowance is only reserved on plans that have quotas (Print Farm and up); Pro has none. Not valid with next_queue_item. Resolve relative times ("tonight", "in 3 hours") against the user's clock before calling - this field takes an absolute instant only. |
| custom_fields | array | no | PRINT_JOB custom fields shared across all started jobs. Each entry is an object with customFieldId (string uuid) and value (one-of string/number/boolean/date/options). |
| individual_custom_fields | array | no | Per-printer or per-queue-item PRINT_JOB custom fields. Each entry: {id: <string>, value: [customFieldSubmissions]}. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"printer_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Comma-separated printer id(s) to start the job on. Must be operational. When next_queue_item=true, each printer gets a different queue item (same item never duplicated within one call)."
},
"filesystem": {
"type": "string",
"description": "UserFile.uid of an existing library file. Choose this when starting from an already-imported file."
},
"file_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Hex bucket hash returned by the files.simplyprint.io Upload endpoint. Choose this when starting from a file uploaded via the API."
},
"queue_file": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Existing print queue item id. Choose this to start the job from a queued item (most common flow)."
},
"reprint": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Previous print_job id to reprint with the same file and settings."
},
"next_queue_item": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, auto-pick the next matching queue item for each printer in pid. Uses the same compatibility matcher as get_next_queue_items_for_printers. Mutually exclusive with file_id/filesystem/queue_file/reprint."
},
"start_options": {
"type": "string"
},
"mms_map": {
"type": "string"
},
"schedule_for": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Hold the print until this absolute instant instead of starting it now. ISO 8601 with an offset or Z, e.g. \"2026-08-18T22:30:00Z\". Must be at least 1 minute and at most 7 days ahead. Requires the Schedule Print feature (Pro and up) and the schedule_print permission. The printer is reserved as soon as the job is created and reports state print_pending until it starts. Print allowance is only reserved on plans that have quotas (Print Farm and up); Pro has none. Not valid with next_queue_item. Resolve relative times (\"tonight\", \"in 3 hours\") against the user's clock before calling - this field takes an absolute instant only."
},
"custom_fields": {
"type": "array",
"description": "PRINT_JOB custom fields shared across all started jobs. Each entry is an object with customFieldId (string uuid) and value (one-of string/number/boolean/date/options).",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"customFieldId": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"customFieldId",
"value"
]
}
},
"individual_custom_fields": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Per-printer or per-queue-item PRINT_JOB custom fields. Each entry: {id: <string>, value: [customFieldSubmissions]}.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"customFieldId": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"customFieldId",
"value"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"value"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"printer_id"
]
}