Microsoft is temporarily offering usage of the cloud printing APIs to manage Universal Print at no charge. Microsoft expects to charge for the use of some or all of these APIs in the future. Microsoft will provide advanced notice of pricing changes.
Update tenant-wide settings for the Universal Print service.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
To use the Universal Print service, the user or app's tenant must have an active Universal Print subscription, in addition to the permissions listed in the following table. The signed in user must be a Printer Administrator.
Permission type
Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)
PrintSettings.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)
Not Supported.
Application
Not Supported.
HTTP request
PATCH /print/settings
Request headers
Name
Description
Authorization
Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type
application/json. Required.
Request body
In the request body, supply the values for the relevant printSettings fields that should be updated. Existing properties that are not included in the request body will maintain their previous values or be recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance, don't include existing values that haven't changed.
Property
Type
Description
documentConversionEnabled
Boolean
Specifies whether document conversion is enabled for the tenant. If document conversion is enabled, Universal Print service will automatically convert documents into a format compatible with the printer (for example, XPS to PDF) when needed.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code and an empty response body.