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chrome.printerProvider

  • Description

    The chrome.printerProvider API exposes events used by print manager to query printers controlled by extensions, to query their capabilities and to submit print jobs to these printers.

  • Permissions
    printerProvider
  • Availability
    Chrome 44+

Summary

Types

PrinterInfo

Properties

  • description

    string optional

    Printer's human readable description.

  • id

    string

    Unique printer ID.

  • name

    string

    Printer's human readable name.

PrintError

Error codes returned in response to onPrintRequested event.

Type

"OK"

,

"FAILED"

,

"INVALID_TICKET"

,
or

"INVALID_DATA"

PrintJob

Properties

  • contentType

    string

    The document content type. Supported formats are "application/pdf" and "image/pwg-raster".

  • document

    Blob

    Blob containing the document data to print. Format must match contentType.

  • printerId

    string

    ID of the printer which should handle the job.

  • ticket

    object

    Print ticket in CJT format.

  • title

    string

    The print job title.

Events

onGetCapabilityRequested

chrome.printerProvider.onGetCapabilityRequested.addListener(
  callback: function,
)

Event fired when print manager requests printer capabilities.

Parameters

  • callback

    function

    The callback parameter looks like: (printerId: string, resultCallback: function) => void

    • printerId

      string

    • resultCallback

      function

      The resultCallback parameter looks like: (capabilities: object) => void

      • capabilities

        object

        Device capabilities in CDD format.

onGetPrintersRequested

chrome.printerProvider.onGetPrintersRequested.addListener(
  callback: function,
)

Event fired when print manager requests printers provided by extensions.

Parameters

  • callback

    function

    The callback parameter looks like: (resultCallback: function) => void

    • resultCallback

      function

      The resultCallback parameter looks like: (printerInfo: PrinterInfo[]) => void

onGetUsbPrinterInfoRequested

chrome.printerProvider.onGetUsbPrinterInfoRequested.addListener(
  callback: function,
)
Chrome 45+

Event fired when print manager requests information about a USB device that may be a printer.

Note: An application should not rely on this event being fired more than once per device. If a connected device is supported it should be returned in the onGetPrintersRequested event.

Parameters

  • callback

    function

    The callback parameter looks like: (device: usb.Device, resultCallback: function) => void

onPrintRequested

chrome.printerProvider.onPrintRequested.addListener(
  callback: function,
)

Event fired when print manager requests printing.

Parameters

  • callback

    function

    The callback parameter looks like: (printJob: PrintJob, resultCallback: function) => void

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