Get API keys for the BizPrint Print API

This page shows you how to get the Public Key and Secret Key your own app needs to call the BizPrint Print API. It is for developers and agencies building a custom integration. You get the keys by creating an application with the Custom platform in the BizPrint dashboard.

Each application has its own Public Key and Secret Key. The Public Key tells BizPrint which application a request comes from. The Secret Key is used to sign each request, and it is never sent.

If you are connecting a WooCommerce store, follow Create a BizPrint application for your WooCommerce store instead.

Before you start

• Have a BizPrint account. See Create your BizPrint account.
• Know the web address of your app or website, for example https://example.com/.
• Decide whether you want BizPrint to send your server print job updates, called webhooks. If you do, have the address of the page on your server that will receive them. You can also add it later. See Receive print job updates from BizPrint with webhooks.

Create a Custom application

1. Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard in your web browser.
2. Click Applications in the menu. The My Applications list opens.
3. Click the plus (create) icon next to the My Applications heading. The Create Application screen opens.
4. Type a name for the application in the Name field, for example the name of your app.
5. Type the address of your app or website in the URL field.
6. Open the Platform list.
7. Choose Custom.
8. Open the API Version list.
9. Choose REST API.
10. Type the address that should receive print job updates in the Webhook URL field, or leave it empty.
11. Click Create.

BizPrint opens the page for your new application. It shows the application’s Public Key and Secret Key, each with a copy button.

If a message appears under a field, fix that field and click Create again. For example, the URL and Webhook URL must be full web addresses that start with http:// or https://.

On some plans, a checkbox appears when you have used all the applications your plan includes. For plan details, see https://getbizprint.com/pricing/. If it appears:

1. Read the note on the screen.
2. Tick the checkbox if you agree.
3. Click Create.

Store the keys on your server

1. Click the copy button next to Public Key.
2. Paste it into your server’s configuration, for example as an environment variable named BIZPRINT_PUBLIC_KEY.
3. Click the copy button next to Secret Key.
4. Paste it into your server’s configuration, for example as an environment variable named BIZPRINT_SECRET_KEY.

Caution

The Secret Key stays on your server. Never put it in a web page, browser JavaScript, a mobile app, or a code repository, and never send it by email or chat. Anyone who has it can send print jobs to your printers. Your code uses it only to sign requests, as described in Sign BizPrint Print API requests.

You can open the application again at any time to copy the keys:

1. Click Applications in the menu.
2. Click your application in the My Applications list.

Check that you have a printer to print to

The API sends print jobs to printers on your stations. Before you start coding, make sure you have a station with at least one printer:

• To set up a station, see Create a station in the BizPrint dashboard.
• To connect a computer, see Connect the BizPrint desktop app to your station.

When the station is connected, its printers appear under the station in the dashboard, and your app can list them with the API. See List printers with the BizPrint Print API.

Related pages

• Sign BizPrint Print API requests
• Create a print job with the BizPrint Print API
• Manage applications in the BizPrint dashboard
• Keep your BizPrint Public Key and Secret Key safe

Need help? Contact BizPrint support at https://getbizprint.com/support/.