Enter the .
Next time you walk past that big HP LaserJet in the corner, give it a curl —it might just surprise you. Have you built any printer automations? Found a hidden endpoint? Let me know in the comments below.
curl -u "admin:your_password" \ --insecure \ https://192.168.1.100:8080/rest/v1/status If successful, you’ll get a clean JSON response like:
import requests from datetime import datetime printer_ip = "192.168.1.100" password = "admin123"
curl -u "admin:password" \ -F "file=@invoice.pdf" \ -F "printMode=grayscale" \ https://192.168.1.100:8080/rest/v1/printjobs Initiate a scan (if you pre-configure a scan profile on the printer’s web UI):
Enter the .
Next time you walk past that big HP LaserJet in the corner, give it a curl —it might just surprise you. Have you built any printer automations? Found a hidden endpoint? Let me know in the comments below.
curl -u "admin:your_password" \ --insecure \ https://192.168.1.100:8080/rest/v1/status If successful, you’ll get a clean JSON response like:
import requests from datetime import datetime printer_ip = "192.168.1.100" password = "admin123"
curl -u "admin:password" \ -F "file=@invoice.pdf" \ -F "printMode=grayscale" \ https://192.168.1.100:8080/rest/v1/printjobs Initiate a scan (if you pre-configure a scan profile on the printer’s web UI):