Skip to main content

Google Cloud Print

Google Cloud Print, Google’s cloud-based printing solution that has been in beta since 2010, will no longer be supported as of December 31, 2020. For more details, refer to https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9633006.

The Google Cloud Print modules enable you to retrieve or delete print jobs and print in your Google Cloud Print account.

Getting Started with Google Cloud Print

Prerequisites

  • A Google account

In order to use Google Cloud Print with Make, it is necessary to have a Google Cloud Print account. If you do not have one, you can create a Google account at the Google Cloud Print website.

Obtain client credentials for your custom app

To obtain the client credentials, you must have access to Google Cloud Console and be able to create or edit the project.

  1. Sign in to Google Cloud console using your Google credentials.

  2. Click Select a project > NEW PROJECT. Enter the desired project name, and click the CREATE button.

    61f26f540fc73.gif

  3. Select the project you have created.

    61f26f58533ba.gif

  4. Go to APIs & Services > Library.

    61f26f5b27f1a.gif

  5. Search and enable the following required APIs:

    • Cloud Resource Manager API

    The desired service option should display as you type. Select the API/service you want to connect to Make.

    61f26f5e01d32.gif

  6. Click the ENABLE button to enable the selected API.

  7. Navigate to APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen.

    61f26f606a4df.gif

  8. Choose the External option, and click the CREATE button.

    Note

    You will not be charged when selecting this option! For more details, please refer to Google's Exceptions to verification requirements.

  9. Fill in the required fields as follows, and then click Save and Continue:

    App name

    Enter the name of the app asking for consent. For example,  Make.

    Authorized domains

    • make.com

    • integromat.com

  10. You don't have to set anything in the Scopes and Optional info sections. Click Save and Continue.

  11. In the Test Users section, click ADD USERS and enter the testing user email address to access the app.

    google-cloud-storage-1.png

  12. Navigate to Credentials. Click the +CREATE CREDENTIALS and select the OAuth Client ID option.

    61f26f63118aa.gif

  13. Fill in the required fields as follows, and then click the CREATE button to create the application:

    61f26f65799c3.gif

    Application type

    web application

    Name

    Name of the application. For example, Make.

    Authorized redirect URIs

    https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google-restricted

  14. A dialog containing the app's Client ID and Client Secret is displayed. Save them in a safe place for later use.

    61f26f68840d8.png

You have successfully created the client credentials.

Note

If you are using custom apps with publishing state, Testing, then you must set up the access token NOT TO be forced to do re-authentication every week after expiration.

For more information, see on setting up OAuth consent screen.

To set up app token and authentication, see using OAuth 2.0 for Web Server applications.

Connecting Google Cloud Print to Make

To connect Google Cloud Print app:

  1. Log in to your Make account, insert a Google Cloud Print module in your scenario, and click the Add button next to the Connection field.

    Google_Cloud_Print_1.png

  2. Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  3. Optional: Click Show advanced settings and enter the client credentials.

    Google_Cloud_Print_3.png

  4. Click Save.

  5. Confirm the permissions dialog by clicking the Allow button.

    Google_Cloud_Print_2.png

You have successfully established the connection. You can now begin editing your scenario and adding more Google Cloud Print modules. If your connection needs reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.

Actions

Delete a job

Deletes a print job.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Google Cloud Print account.

Job ID

Enter the ID of the print job you want to delete.

Print

Sends a print job to the Google Cloud Print service.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Google Cloud Print account.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use with Google Cloud Print.

Title

Enter the title of the print job to be used within GCP.

Source File

Map the file you want to print from the previous module (e.g. HTTP > Get a File or Google Drive > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually.

Tag

Add one or more tags to the print job. You can attach a set of unique tags to a print job, and these will be available to the printer to which the print job is submitted.

Get a Print Jobs

Retrieves print jobs from your Google Cloud Print account.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Google Cloud Print account.

Printer

Select the printer you want to retrieve the print jobs from.

Status

Select the status to restrict the search results.

  • QUEUED: Job just added and has not yet been downloaded

  • IN_PROGRESS: Job downloaded and has been added to the client-side native printer queue

  • DONE: Job printed successfully

  • ERROR: Job cannot be printed due to an error

  • SUBMITTED: Job submitted to third-party service (only used for FedEx printer)

  • HELD: Job was successfully submitted but is pending some user action before being QUEUED

Sort Order

Select the sort order of the returned print jobs. The supported values are:

  • CREATE_TIME: Sort jobs in chronological order of submission.

  • CREATE_TIME_DESC (default): Sort jobs in reverse chronological order of submission.

  • STATUS: Sort jobs in ascending* order of status.

  • STATUS_DESC: Sort jobs in descending* order of status.

  • TITLE: Sort jobs in lexicographic order of title.

  • TITLE_DESC: Sort jobs in reverse lexicographic order of title.

Number of returned jobs

Set the maximum number of results Make will return during one execution cycle.

In this section: