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CUPS.GetPrintersAsJSON

Queries list of printers as JSON.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
CUPS 10.5 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes, on macOS ❌ No
MBS( "CUPS.GetPrintersAsJSON" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns JSON array or error.

Description

Queries list of printers as JSON.
Includes array with options list.
JSON objects include name, instance, isDefault, optionCount and options as sub array with name and value.

Examples

Query printers:

MBS( "CUPS.GetPrintersAsJSON" )

Example result:
[
  {
    "name":   "Brother_DCP_8085DN",
    "instance":   null,
    "isDefault":   false,
    "optionCount":   25,
    "options":   [
      {
        "name":   "copies",
        "value":   "1"
      },
      {
        "name":   "device-uri",
        "value":   "dnssd://Brother%20DCP-8085DN._pdl-datastream._tcp.local./?bidi"
      },
      {
        "name":   "finishings",
        "value":   "3"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-cancel-after",
        "value":   "10800"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-hold-until",
        "value":   "no-hold"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-priority",
        "value":   "50"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-sheets",
        "value":   "none,none"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-change-time",
        "value":   "1514723504"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-colors",
        "value":   "#000000,none"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-levels",
        "value":   "-3,0"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-names",
        "value":   "Black,Drum"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-types",
        "value":   "toner,drum"
      },
      {
        "name":   "number-up",
        "value":   "1"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-commands",
        "value":   "ReportLevels,PrintSelfTestPage,PJLBidirectional,PJLWrite,PJLRead"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-info",
        "value":   "Brother DCP-8085DN"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-accepting-jobs",
        "value":   "true"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-shared",
        "value":   "false"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-temporary",
        "value":   "false"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-location",
        "value":   ""
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-make-and-model",
        "value":   "Brother DCP-8085DN CUPS"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state",
        "value":   "5"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state-change-time",
        "value":   "1586357640"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state-reasons",
        "value":   "paused,com.brother.tray1-jam-warning,com.brother.duplex-jam-warning,com.brother.inside-hot-report,com.brother.drum-empty-report,cover-open-warning,media-jam-warning"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-type",
        "value":   "77639764"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-uri-supported",
        "value":   "ipp://localhost/printers/Brother_DCP_8085DN"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "name":   "EPSON_ET_7700_Series",
    "instance":   null,
    "isDefault":   true,
    "optionCount":   27,
    "options":   [
      {
        "name":   "copies",
        "value":   "1"
      },
      {
        "name":   "device-uri",
        "value":   "dnssd://EPSON%20ET-7700%20Series._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=cfe91100-67c4-11e4-a45f-fee0271152ce"
      },
      {
        "name":   "finishings",
        "value":   "3"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-cancel-after",
        "value":   "10800"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-hold-until",
        "value":   "no-hold"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-priority",
        "value":   "50"
      },
      {
        "name":   "job-sheets",
        "value":   "none,none"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-change-time",
        "value":   "1601626536"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-colors",
        "value":   "#000000,#00FFFF,#FF00FF,#FFFF00,#000000"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-high-levels",
        "value":   "100,100,100,100,100"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-levels",
        "value":   "97,97,97,97,97"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-low-levels",
        "value":   "15,15,15,15,15"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-names",
        "value":   "Photo\\ Black\\ ink,Cyan\\ ink,Magenta\\ ink,Yellow\\ ink,Black\\ ink"
      },
      {
        "name":   "marker-types",
        "value":   "ink,ink,ink,ink,ink"
      },
      {
        "name":   "number-up",
        "value":   "1"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-commands",
        "value":   "none"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-info",
        "value":   "EPSON ET-7700 Series"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-accepting-jobs",
        "value":   "true"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-shared",
        "value":   "false"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-is-temporary",
        "value":   "false"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-location",
        "value":   ""
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-make-and-model",
        "value":   "EPSON ET-7700 Series-AirPrint"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state",
        "value":   "3"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state-change-time",
        "value":   "1601891140"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-state-reasons",
        "value":   "none"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-type",
        "value":   "69242972"
      },
      {
        "name":   "printer-uri-supported",
        "value":   "ipp://localhost/printers/EPSON_ET_7700_Series"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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Created 4th October 2020, last changed 5th October 2020


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