Cloud Print API

Available in Cloud Business, Cloud Compliance and Cloud Enterprise.

Cloud Print API (or Cloud Printing) lets you print from any application or device to any connected printer, regardless of printer location. This includes your connected cloud printers and all printers connected to any active workstation with Loftware modules installed.

Your Cloud Printing service creates and delivers print jobs to your target printers via the cloud.

Note: Cloud-connected printers are smart printers that don't require a local installation of printer drivers. With cloud printers, you print via the cloud. You don't need a local connection to your computer, but the printer has to be connected to the internet and Loftware Cloud.

Printing to local printers requires printer drivers. We recommend you use Loftware drivers.

Note: You can use custom fonts with your cloud printers. Custom fonts are fonts that are not provided with standard Windows installation.

See Custom Fonts for detailed instructions on uploading and using custom fonts.

With Cloud Print API, you can:

  • Send print stream data directly to your Cloud Print connected printers.

  • Send print stream data to your local printers.

  • Print labels you save in Documents storage in Control Center.

Cloud Print API works with:

  • Loftware products using HTTP Request actions .

    Note: With Loftware Automation there is no need for custom headers in subscription keys with Loftware Automation if you run solutions in Designer PowerForms. However, if you run solutions in Loftware Web Client, the subscription key is still required.

  • Other solutions using Cloud Print API :

    • SAP
    • Workday
    • Mobile apps
    • Web apps
    • and more

You can test the Cloud Print API on the Developer Portal. The Developer Portal is where you sign up and test Loftware Cloud APIs.

Note: The Developer Portal includes auto-generated code samples in multiple programming languages.

To use Cloud Print API on the Developer Portal, you must:

  • Set up your Developer Portal account.
  • Create your subscription for our Loftware Cloud product (generate API subscription key).
  • Connect your Developer Portal subscription with Control Center.

To set up your Developer Portal account, create subscription and integrator keys, and connect your Developer Portal to Loftware Control Center​​, follow the steps in Using Loftware Cloud APIs.