---
title: "Print text"
method: POST
path: "/v1/device/print/text"
tags: ["DEVICE"]
---

# Print text

`POST /v1/device/print/text`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://deviceIpOrHost:12346/connect`
- URL: `https://deviceIpOrHost:12346/connect/v1/device/print/text`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Sends a text print job to a Clover device.

## Headers

- `User-Agent` string, required
- `X-Clover-Device-Id` string, required
- `X-POS-Id` string, required
- `X-Clover-Timeout` integer
- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- PrintTextRequest
  - `printDeviceId` string: An id obtained from the list of ids in the retrieve printers call, or null for default.
  - `printJobId` string: A unique id for the request
  - `text` string[]

## Response `200`

A PrintTextResponse from a Clover device.

- PrintTextResponse
  - `printJobId` string: The requestId
  - `status` 'IN_QUEUE' | 'PRINTING' | 'DONE' | 'ERROR' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'NOT_FOUND'

## Other responses

- `209`: Operation was canceled.
- `400`: The request is invalid, and subsequent calls will continue to fail; do not repeat the call.
- `401`: An invalid bearer token has been provided. The call may be repeated if the provided bearer token is updated.
- `415`: The request is invalid, and contains request data in an unsupported format. This call may be repeated if the content is changed to a supported format.
- `500`: The request processing failed with an unknown error, and the processing state of the operation is indeterminate. Do not repeat the call without additional analysis.
- `501`: The device does not have the ability to respond to the requested operation; do not repeat the call.
- `503`: The device is not available because it is currently servicing another call. This can be repeated at a later time, or cancel may be called to end the current operation.
- `504`: The Device did not respond in a timely manner. This can be repeated at a later time.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/clover/apis/clover-card-present-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/clover/apis/clover-card-present-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/clover/apis/clover-card-present-rest-api/revisions/5f7829c5114f?raw)