Printer profile operations 

OctoPrint allows the management of Printer profiles that define a printer’s physical properties (such as print volume, whether a heated bed is available, maximum speeds on its axes etc). The data stored within these profiles is used for both slicing and gcode visualization.

Retrieve all printer profiles 

GET /api/printerprofiles

Retrieves an object representing all configured printer profiles.

Returns a 200 OK with a profile list.

Requires the CONNECTION permission.

Example

GET /api/printerprofiles HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Api-Key: abcdef...

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profiles": {
    "_default": {
      "id": "_default",
      "name": "Default",
      "color": "default",
      "model": "Generic RepRap Printer",
      "default": true,
      "current": true,
      "resource": "http://example.com/api/printerprofiles/_default",
      "volume": {
        "formFactor": "rectangular",
        "origin": "lowerleft",
        "width": 200,
        "depth": 200,
        "height": 200
      },
      "heatedBed": true,
      "heatedChamber": false,
      "axes": {
        "x": {
          "speed": 6000,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "y": {
          "speed": 6000,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "z": {
          "speed": 200,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "e": {
          "speed": 300,
          "inverted": false
        }
      },
      "extruder": {
        "count": 1,
        "offsets": [
          {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0}
        ]
      }
    },
    "my_profile": {
      "id": "my_profile",
      "name": "My Profile",
      "color": "default",
      "model": "My Custom Printer",
      "default": false,
      "current": false,
      "resource": "http://example.com/api/printerprofiles/my_profile",
      "volume": {
        "formFactor": "rectangular",
        "origin": "lowerleft",
        "width": 200,
        "depth": 200,
        "height": 200
      },
      "heatedBed": true,
      "heatedChamber": true,
      "axes": {
        "x": {
          "speed": 6000,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "y": {
          "speed": 6000,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "z": {
          "speed": 200,
          "inverted": false
        },
        "e": {
          "speed": 300,
          "inverted": false
        }
      },
      "extruder": {
        "count": 1,
        "offsets": [
          {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0}
        ]
      }
    },
  }
}

Retrieve a single printer profile 

GET /api/printerprofiles/(string: identifier)

Retrieves an existing single printer profile.

Returns a 200 OK with a profile.

Requires the CONNECTION permission.

Status Codes:

200 OK – No error
404 Not Found – The profile does not exist

Add a new printer profile 

POST /api/printerprofiles

Adds a new printer profile based on either the current default profile or the profile identified in basedOn.

The provided profile data will be merged with the profile data from the base profile.

If a profile with the same id does already exist, a 400 Bad Request will be returned.

Returns a 200 OK with the saved profile as property profile in the JSON body upon success.

Requires the SETTINGS permission.

Example 1

Creating a new profile some_profile based on the current default profile.

POST /api/printerprofiles HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Api-Key: abcdef...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "id": "some_profile",
    "name": "Some profile",
    "model": "Some cool model"
  }
}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "id": "some_profile",
    "name": "Some profile",
    "color": "default",
    "model": "Some cool model",
    "default": false,
    "current": false,
    "resource": "http://example.com/api/printerprofiles/some_profile",
    "volume": {
      "formFactor": "rectangular",
      "origin": "lowerleft",
      "width": 200,
      "depth": 200,
      "height": 200
    },
    "heatedBed": true,
    "heatedChamber": false,
    "axes": {
      "x": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "y": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "z": {
        "speed": 200,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "e": {
        "speed": 300,
        "inverted": false
      }
    },
    "extruder": {
      "count": 1,
      "offsets": [
        {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Example 2

Creating a new profile some_other_profile based on existing profile some_profile.

POST /api/printerprofiles HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Api-Key: abcdef...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "id": "some_other_profile",
    "name": "Some other profile",
    "heatedBed": false,
    "volume": {
      "formFactor": "circular",
      "origin": "center",
      "width": "150",
      "height": "300"
    },
    "extruder": {
      "count": 2,
      "offsets": [
        {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0},
        {"x": 21.6, "y": 0.0}
      ]
    }
  },
  "basedOn": "some_profile"
}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "id": "some_other_profile",
    "name": "Some other profile",
    "color": "default",
    "model": "Some cool model",
    "default": false,
    "current": false,
    "resource": "http://example.com/api/printerprofiles/some_other_profile",
    "volume": {
      "formFactor": "circular",
      "origin": "center",
      "width": 150,
      "depth": 150,
      "height": 300
    },
    "heatedBed": false,
    "heatedChamber": false,
    "axes": {
      "x": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "y": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "z": {
        "speed": 200,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "e": {
        "speed": 300,
        "inverted": false
      }
    },
    "extruder": {
      "count": 2,
      "offsets": [
        {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0},
        {"x": 21.6, "y": 0.0}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Update an existing printer profile 

PATCH /api/printerprofiles/(string: profile)

Updates an existing printer profile by its profile identifier.

The updated (potentially partial) profile is expected in the request’s body as part of an Add or update request.

Returns a 200 OK with the saved profile as property profile in the JSON body upon success.

Requires the SETTINGS permission.

Example

PATCH /api/printerprofiles/some_profile HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Api-Key: abcdef...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "name": "Some edited profile",
    "volume": {
      "depth": "300"
    }
  }
}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "profile": {
    "id": "some_profile",
    "name": "Some edited profile",
    "color": "default",
    "model": "Some cool model",
    "default": false,
    "current": false,
    "resource": "http://example.com/api/printerprofiles/some_profile",
    "volume": {
      "formFactor": "rectangular",
      "origin": "lowerleft",
      "width": 200,
      "depth": 300,
      "height": 200
    },
    "heatedBed": true,
    "heatedChamber": false,
    "axes": {
      "x": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "y": {
        "speed": 6000,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "z": {
        "speed": 200,
        "inverted": false
      },
      "e": {
        "speed": 300,
        "inverted": false
      }
    },
    "extruder": {
      "count": 2,
      "offsets": [
        {"x": 0.0, "y": 0.0},
        {"x": 21.6, "y": 0.0}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Remove an existing printer profile 

DELETE /api/printerprofiles/(string: profile)

Deletes an existing printer profile by its profile identifier.

If the profile to be deleted is the currently selected profile, a 409 Conflict will be returned.

Returns a 204 No Content an empty body upon success.

Requires the SETTINGS permission.

Example

DELETE /api/printerprofiles/some_profile HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
X-Api-Key: abcdef...

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Data model 

Profile list 

Name	Multiplicity	Type	Description
`profiles`	1	Object	Collection of all printer profiles available in the system
`profiles.<profile id>`	0..1	Profile	Information about a profile stored in the system.

Add or update request 

Name	Multiplicity	Type	Description
`profiles`	1	Profile	Information about the profile being added/updated. Only the values to be overwritten need to be supplied. Unset fields will be taken from the base profile, which for add requests will be the current default profile unless a different base is defined in the `basedOn` property of the request. For update requests the current version of the profile to be updated will be used as base.
`basedOn`	0..1	`string`	Only for add requests, ignored on updates: The identifier of the profile to base the new profile on, if different than the current default profile.

Profile 

Name	Multiplicity	Type	Description
`id`	0..1	`string`	Identifier of the profile. Will always be returned in responses, is mandatory in add requests but can be left out of update requests.
`name`	0..1	`string`	Display name of the profile. Will always be returned in responses, is mandatory in add requests but can be left out of update requests.
`color`	0..1	`string`	The color to associate with this profile (used in the UI’s title bar). Valid values are “default”, “red”, “orange”, “yellow”, “green”, “blue”, “black”. Will always be returned in responses but can be left out of save/update requests.
`model`	0..1	`string`	Printer model of the profile. Will always be returned in responses but can be left out of save/update requests.
`default`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether this is the default profile to be used with new connections (`true`) or not (`false`). Will always be returned in responses but can be left out of save/update requests.
`current`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether this is the profile currently active. Will always be returned in responses but ignored in save/update requests.
`resource`	0..1	`URL`	Resource URL of the profile, will always be returned in responses but can be left out of save/update requests.
`volume`	0..1	Object	The print volume, will always be returned in responses but can be left out of save/update requests.
`volume.formFactor`	0..1	`string`	The form factor of the printer’s bed, valid values are “rectangular” and “circular”
`volume.origin`	0..1	`string`	The location of the origin on the printer’s bed, valid values are “lowerleft” and “center”
`volume.width`	0..1	`float`	The width of the print volume. For circular beds, the diameter of the bed.
`volume.depth`	0..1	`float`	The depth of the print volume. For circular beds, this is the diameter of the bed and will be forced to be the same as `volume.width` upon saving.
`volume.height`	0..1	`float`	The height of the print volume
`volume.custom_box`	0..1	`boolean` or `object`	If the printer has a custom bounding box where the print head can be safely moved to, exceeding the defined print volume, that bounding box will be defined here. Otherwise (safe area == print volume) this value will be `false`.
`volume.custom_box.min_x`	0..1	`float`	Minimum X coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Smaller value than the minimum X coordinate of the print volume.
`volume.custom_box.max_x`	0..1	`float`	Maximum X coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Larger value than the maximum X coordinate of the print volume.
`volume.custom_box.min_y`	0..1	`float`	Minimum Y coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Smaller value than the minimum Y coordinate of the print volume.
`volume.custom_box.max_y`	0..1	`float`	Maximum Y coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Larger value than the maximum Y coordinate of the print volume.
`volume.custom_box.min_z`	0..1	`float`	Minimum Z coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Smaller value than the minimum Z coordinate of the print volume.
`volume.custom_box.max_z`	0..1	`float`	Maximum Z coordinate defining the safe custom bounding box. Larger value than the maximum Z coordinate of the print volume.
`heatedBed`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether the printer has a heated bed (`true`) or not (`false`)
`heatedChamber`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether the printer has a heated chamber (`true`) or not (`false`)
`axes`	0..1	Object	Description of the printer’s axes properties, one entry each for `x`, `y`, `z` and `e` holding maximum speed and whether this axis is inverted or not.
`axes.{axis}.speed`	0..1	`int`	Maximum speed of the axis in mm/min.
`axes.{axis}.inverted`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether the axis is inverted or not.
`extruder`	0..1	Object	Information about the printer’s extruders
`extruder.nozzleDiameter`	0..1	`float`	The diameter of the printer’s nozzle(s) in mm.
`extruder.sharedNozzle`	0..1	`boolean`	Whether there’s only one nozzle shared among all extruders (true) or one nozzle per extruder (false).
`extruder.defaultExtrusionLength`	0..1	`int`	Default extrusion length used in Control tab on initial page load in mm.
`extruder.count`	0..1	`int`	Count of extruders on the printer (defaults to 1)
`extruder.offsets`	0..1	Array of `float` tuples	Tuple of (x, y) values describing the offsets of the other extruders relative to the first extruder. E.g. for a printer with two extruders, if the second extruder is offset by 20mm in the X and 25mm in the Y direction, this array will read `[ [0.0, 0.0], [20.0, 25.0] ]`