--- title: PrintNode slug: printnode image: https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/PREVIEW_printnode.png docTags: createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:29:01.216Z --- The PrintNode modules enable you to monitor events, create a print job, and retrieve print jobs or printers and computers in your PrintNode account. # Get Started with PrintNode Prerequisites - A PrintNode account — you can create one at [printnode.com](https://app.printnode.com/app/login/register) # Connect PrintNode to Make To connect your PrintNode account to Make you need to obtain the API key from your PrintNode account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog. 1. Log in to your PrintNode account. 2. Navigate to API Keys and enter your account password. ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/9Dm3NATnD-mVTH3CGP0RK_uuid-8f39d033-e028-9f20-edf2-74b35b82e4c6.gif) 3. Enter the name for the API key and click *Create*. 4. Copy the provided API key. ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/M2p5W-_PDtmbyORAlzm-R_uuid-e4fc3055-17cd-182a-c6fe-8b75ea855971.png) 5. Go to Make and open the PrintNode module's *Create a connection* dialog. 6. Enter the API Key you have copied in step 4 to the *PrintNode API Key* field and click the *Continue *button to establish the connection. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/0QEPg4aV9UONfLOx1KkAM_uuid-9af0914f-8841-9ee4-0192-ac336ef9df6b.png" size="50" width="396" height="300" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The connection has been established. You can proceed with setting up the module. # Make an API Call Allows you to perform a custom API call. | **Field** | **Description** | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Connection** | Establish a connection to your PrintNode account. | | **URL** | Enter a path relative to `https://api.printnode.com/`.For example: `/v1/org`. | | **Method** | Select the HTTP method you want to use:
* **GET: **to retrieve information for an entry**.** * **POST: **to create a new entry. * **PUT: **to update/replace an existing entry. * **PATCH: **to make a partial entry update. * **DELETE: **to delete an entry. | | **Headers** | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we added those for you. | | **Query String** | Enter the request query string. | | **Body** | Enter the body content for your API call. | ## Example of Use - Get Account Information The following API call returns information about authenticated PrintNode account: **URL**: `/v1/dashboard` **Method**: `GET` ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/G49-_9n9oZ2jLNqLRl-j6_uuid-53b2c630-b1d0-37d8-47e3-ad98ebc7bab3.png" size="58" width="398" height="843" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The result can be found in the module's **Output** under *Bundle* > *Body.* In our example, our account details were returned: ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/oAyFj2GHlBeBVWF5OAir2/f8bxI2F3zoZxf9FndL-Fj_uuid-238e23a2-f9f1-bf45-ab5f-2726eec69e57.png" size="40" width="392" height="765" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"}