Prepare and submit a print job to a Formlabs printer via the Local API (no PreForm GUI)
domain: support.formlabs.com · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Install and run the required local server application on the machine that will talk to the printer, since the Local API is served by that helper application rather than the printer directly.
Use the Local API to query local-network printer status without needing an internet connection or launching PreForm.
Submit a prepared print job to the printer through the Local API's job endpoints instead of using the PreForm GUI.
Reference the versioned Local API HTML reference for the exact endpoint and schema your installed server version implements.
Known gotchas
The Local API only covers job preparation/status on the local network — placing remote or queue-based jobs over the internet requires the separate Web API instead.
Endpoint shapes are versioned (multiple v0.8.x documents exist) — confirm which version your printer/server combination implements before integrating.
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