EFI has introduced the Fiery API (application programming interface) to enable PSPs to develop customised solutions to automate and streamline their digital print production operations. It lets print companies with in-house or contract developers integrate their digital print operations with their existing IT framework to share data and eliminate job-prep process steps.
“Each Fiery DFE user’s workflow is unique to his or her own business. To help those customers get the most out of their digital printing workflows, EFI is making the simple and easy-to-use Fiery API available to customers free of charge,” said John Henze, vice president of marketing, EFI Fiery. “Our customers now have more power than ever before to create their own secure, robust and effective solutions to specific production challenges and opportunities.”
Fiery API allows printers to interact with their Fiery servers from their own applications for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and other platforms using familiar programming languages and development tools of their choice. The Fiery API adheres to the REST (Representational State Transfer) architectural style, allowing developers to conduct API commands with HTTP methods.
In-house applications connected through the Fiery API can incorporate EFI Fiery data, such as number of sheets, media size, media type, and user name. The integrated applications also can control job submissions, job action and print queue management, as well as retrieve live status of the DFE, printer consumables, and processed jobs with raster image previewing.
The Fiery API is licensed for free to print service providers for their own non-commercial use. Developers can verify their Fiery DFE is supported at http://bit.ly/1J4GmdT then go to http://developer.efi.com to and sign up to get a free Fiery API evaluation license.