printnode-community 0.3.0

PrintNode API Client Python Library

[!NOTE] This repository is a community-maintained fork of the PrintNode Python API client. It is not an official PrintNode release unless PrintNode explicitly confirms maintainership or transfer. The maintained project name is printnode_community.

This is a Python library to interact with PrintNode's remote printing API. This client allows you to access the API's functions for quick use in Python scripts.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• requests
• future

Installation

After the first maintained release is published, install the package with:

uv add printnode_community

or:

python -m pip install printnode_community

Install from source with uv:

uv sync

For editable development installs, use:

uv pip install -e .

Until the first maintained release is published, prefer installing from a reviewed Git tag or branch rather than relying on an unpublished local build.

Development

Install development dependencies and run tests with:

uv sync
uv run pytest

Build and validate package artifacts with:

uv build
uv run twine check dist/*

Releases

Release publishing is not enabled for general use yet. See RELEASE.md for the release process and TestPyPI/PyPI workflow requirements.

Getting Started

The default constructor for the Library is a Gateway, which is constructed with at minimum of one key-word argument, that being an api-key.

from printnode_community import Gateway
my_account_gateway = Gateway(apikey='my_api_key')

After creating a Gateway, you can access any requests as such:

my_account_id = my_account_gateway.account.id
new_tag = my_account_gateway.ModifyTag("Likes","PrintNode")

Initial Gateway Configuration

You can authenticate in 2 ways other than using an api-key:

Gateway(email='email',password='password')
Gateway(clientkey='ckey')

The three below will authenticate with access to child accounts of a specific user:

Gateway(apikey='api-key',child_email='c_email')
Gateway(apikey='api-key',child_ref='c_creator_ref')
Gateway(apikey='api-key',child_id='c_id')

Gateway Methods

All of these will have the associated API doc next to them. Any of the argument types will be exactly the same as the attributes used in a normal request. Any "Objects" under type are represented as a dict, which will have the same representation as the JSON objects.

Computers Library

This handles anything that is associated with a computer, such as Printers, PrintJobs, States (of PrintJobs) and Scales.

Account lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#whoami

account(self)

Returns an Account object of the currently authenticated account.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
print(gateway.account.firstname)

'''
Results:
Mr
'''

Computer lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#computers

computers(self, computer)

Given a set of computers, returns these computers. Given only one id, returns that computer.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
print(gateway.computers(computer=10027).name)

'''
Results:
5.2015-07-10 15:04:40.253763.TEST-COMPUTER
'''

Printer lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#printers

printers(self, computer=None, printer=None)

There are four ways this can be run:

• printer & computer argument both None: Gives all printers attached to the account.
• printer str/int, computer None: Gives a printer found from either an id or the name of a printer, taken from all possible printers.
• printer None, computer int: Gives all printers attached to the computer given by an id.
• printer str/int, computer int: Gives a printer found from either an id or the name of a printer, taken only from printers attached to the computer specified by the computer's id.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
print(gateway.printers(printer=50120).name)
for printer in gateway.printers(computer=10027):
    print(printer.name)

'''
Results:
10027.3.TEST-PRINTER
10027.1.TEST-PRINTER
10027.2.TEST-PRINTER
10027.3.TEST-PRINTER
10027.4.TEST-PRINTER
10027.5.TEST-PRINTER
'''

PrintJob lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#printjob-viewing

printjobs(self, computer=None, printer=None, printjob=None

There are five ways this can be run:

• No arguments : Returns all printjobs associated with the account.
• computer int : Returns all printjobs relative to printers associated with the computer specified by the argument computer.
• printer int : Returns all printjobs relative to the printer specificed by the argument printer.
• computer int, printer int : Returns all printjobs relative to the printer specified by the argument printer from printers with access to computer.
• printjob int : Returns specific printjob.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
printjob_id = gateway.printjobs(computer=10027)[0].id
print(gateway.printjobs(printer=50120)[0].id)
print(gateway.printjobs(printjob=printjob_id))

'''
Results:
251137
PrintJob(id=251127, printer=Printer(id=50118, computer=Computer(id=10027, name='5.2015-07-10 15:04:40.253763.TEST-COMPUTER', inet=None, inet6=None, hostname=None, version=None, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:04:40.253Z', state='created'), name='10027.1.TEST-PRINTER', description='description', capabilities={'capability_1': 'one', 'capability_2': 'two'}, default=True, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:04:40.253Z', state=None), title='50118.1.TEST-PRINTJOB', content_type='pdf_uri', source='API test endpoint', expire_at=None, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:04:40.253Z', state='new')
'''

PrintJob creation

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#printjob-creating

PrintJob(self, computer=None, printer=None, job_type='pdf', title='PrintJob',options=None,authentication=None,uri=None,base64=None,binary=None)

Only one of uri, base64 and binary can be chosen.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
print(gateway.PrintJob(printer=50120,options={"copies":2},uri="a.pdf"))

'''
Results:
PrintJob(id=251153, printer=Printer(id=50120, computer=Computer(id=10027, name='5.2015-07-10 15:04:40.253763.TEST-COMPUTER', inet=None, inet6=None, hostname=None, version=None, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:04:40.253Z', state='created'), name='10027.3.TEST-PRINTER', description='description', capabilities={'capability_1': 'one', 'capability_2': 'two'}, default=False, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:04:40.253Z', state=None), title='PrintJob', content_type='pdf_uri', source='PythonApiClient', expire_at=None, create_timestamp='2015-07-10T15:05:27.087Z', state='new')
'''

State lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#printjob-states

states(self, printjob_set)

Given a set of printjobs as a string (check https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#parameters for examples), returns a list of object type State. As each PrintJob can have many states, states() is a list of PrintJobs that each have a list of States.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
printjob_id = gateway.printjobs(computer=10027)[0].id
print(gateway.states(printjob_id)[0][0].state)

'''
Results:
new
'''

Accounts Library

This handles anything to do with accounts, such as Account creation, deletion and modificaiton, api-key handling, tag handling and Client handling.

Tag lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-tagging

tag(self, tagname)

Given a tagname, returns the value of that tag.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
print(gateway.tag("Likes"))

'''
Results:
Everything!
'''

Tag modification

ModifyTag(self, tagname, tagvalue)

Given a tagname and tagvalue, either creates a tag with specifed value if tagname doesn't exist, otherwise changes the value.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
gateway.ModifyTag("Likes","PrintNode")
print(gateway.tag("Likes"))

'''
Results:
PrintNode
'''

Tag deletion

DeleteTag(self, tagname)

Given a tagname, deletes that tag. Returns True on successful deletion.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
gateway.ModifyTag("Likes","PrintNode")
gateway.DeleteTag("Likes")
print(gateway.account.tags)

'''
Results:
[]
'''

Account creation

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-creation

CreateAccount(self, firstname, lastname, email, password, creator_ref=None, api_keys=None, tags=None)

Creates an account with the specified values. The last three are optional.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"}
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
print(new_account_gateway.account.firstname)
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
A
'''

Account deletion

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-deletion

DeleteAccount(self)

Deletes the child account that is currently authenticated. Accounts can only be deleted if authenticated by a parent account's api-key and a reference to the child account being deleted (e.g the child account's id)

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"}
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()
print(new_account["Account"]["id"] in gateway.account.child_accounts)

'''
Results:
False
'''

Account modification

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-modification

ModifyAccount(self, firstname=None, lastname=None, password=None, email=None, creator_ref=None)

Given one or more arguments, changes the account details specified by the arguments.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"}
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
new_account_gateway.ModifyAccount(firstname="B")
print(new_account_gateway.account.firstname)
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
B
'''

Api-key lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-apikeys

apikey(self, api_key)

Returns value of api-key specified by the argument.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"},
    api_keys=["Production"]
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
print(new_account_gateway.api_key("Production"))
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
5a272ed7406d351be86f25be388810dc83b8f52d
'''

API Key Creation

CreateApikey(self, api_key)

Creates an api-key with the api-key's reference given by the argument.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"},
    api_keys=["Production"]
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
new_account_gateway.CreateApiKey("Development")
print(new_account_gateway.account.api_keys)
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
{'Development': '123SecretAPIKey', 'Production': '456SecretAPIKey'}
'''

API Key Deletion

DeleteApikey(self, api_key)

Deletes api-key specified by the argument.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"},
    api_keys=["Production"]
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
new_account_gateway.DeleteApiKey("Production")
print(new_account_gateway.account.api_keys)
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
[]
'''

Client Key creation

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-delegated-auth

clientkey(self, uuid, edition, version)

Generates a clientkey for the account.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
new_account = gateway.CreateAccount(
    firstname="A",
    lastname="Person",
    password="password",
    email="aperson@emailprovider.com",
    tags={"Likes":"Something"},
    api_keys=["Production"]
    )
new_account_gateway = Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey',child_id=new_account["Account"]["id"])
new_clientkey = new_account_gateway.clientkey(
    uuid="0a756864-602e-428f-a90b-842dee47f57e",
    edition="printnode",
    version="4.7.2")
print(new_clientkey)
new_account_gateway.DeleteAccount()

'''
Results:
ck-nwa2SSvSGl1YR5zrHDVVgfdpJ8JLfVCvwaCWj8dQXmZW
'''

Download client lookup

https://www.printnode.com/docs/api/curl/#account-download-management

clients(self, client_ids = None, os = None)

This has three different outcomes:

• os and client_ids both None: Returns all clients available for the current account.
• os str and client_ids None: Returns the most recent version for given OS ("windows" or "osx" only)
• os None and client_ids str: Given a set of ids (e.g "11-15"), return all clients in that set.

Having both set will default to showing the most recent version for the os argument.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
for client in gateway.clients(client_ids="11-12"):
    print(client.id)
print(gateway.clients(os="windows").os)

'''
Results:
12
11
windows
'''

Download client controlling

ModifyClientDownloads(self, client_id, enabled)

Given a set of ids and either True or False, sets whether the clients are enabled or not. Returns a list of modified clients.

from printnode_community import Gateway

gateway=Gateway(url='https://api.printnode.com',apikey='secretAPIKey')
gateway.ModifyClientDownloads(11,False)
print(gateway.clients(client_ids=11)[0].enabled)

'''
Results:
False
'''