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Getting started with chrome.printing API

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95 minutes

Through the chrome.printing API, developers can view printer information and manage print jobs. The chrome.printing API provides printing functionality for Chrome extensions—making it possible for you to build your own browser extension that can view and control connected printers.

Starting with some basic knowledge of how to build a Chrome browser extension, you’ll learn how to use the chrome.printing API to view printer information and capabilities, send print jobs, and cancel print jobs.

If you’ve never built a Chrome browser extension before, we recommend that you first learn how to create and build a Chrome extension: How to develop and test a Chrome extension⁠.

What you'll learn

  • Learn how the chrome.printing API works

  • Fetch printer information and printer capabilities via a Chrome extension

  • Send and cancel print jobs via a Chrome extension

  • How to build a Chrome extension to display printer information and manage print jobs

What you should know