The new apps allow printers to develop customized solutions to automate and streamline their digital print production operations using the new EFI Fiery API (Application Programming Interface). Users can use the Fiery API to tightly integrate their digital print operations with their existing IT framework to share data and eliminate job-prep process steps. EFI added that printers with in-house or contract developers can solve their unique challenges with an API that leverages its Fiery Digital Front End (DFE) platform for the creation of web and native client applications. The Fiery API includes a Web app framework, provides session and user management tools and robust access security.
“Each Fiery DFE user’s workflow is unique to his or her own business,” said John Henze, Vice President of Marketing, EFI Fiery. 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. Our customers now have more power than ever before to create their own secure, robust and effective solutions to specific production challenges and opportunities.”
The Fiery API allows EFI clients 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. Built on modern web-based technologies such as WebSockets (that enable live, bi-directional interaction), the API adheres to the popular REST (Representational State Transfer) architectural style, allowing developers to conduct API commands with simple HTTP methods. Retrieving job-log data from the Fiery DFE, for example, requires just a single line of code.
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 can also 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 that their Fiery DFE is supported at http://bit.ly/1J4GmdT – then go to http://developer.efi.com and sign up to get a free Fiery API evaluation license. From there, users can jump start their development with sample code and Fiery API documentation.
EFI introduces Fiery API Custom Applications for Digital Print Management
