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# AutoPrint says 'manual intervention required'

# AutoPrint says 'manual intervention required'

You are seeing a "Manual intervention required" banner asking you to clear the print bed before AutoPrint can continue. This is normal and easy to fix - AutoPrint just needs a person to clear the bed before it starts the next print.

## What this means

AutoPrint tells you why it is waiting. In the printer's control panel, the **AutoPrint widget** shows a status banner and a troubleshooting checklist that names the exact reason the next print has not started - so if you are ever unsure, start there.

In this case, AutoPrint is waiting for you to clear the bed by hand. This happens in two situations: you are on a manual clearing method (or an API/webhook method that needs a person), so AutoPrint waits for you to remove the part and mark the bed clear; or the last print failed or was cancelled, which always requires a manual clear as a safety measure. AutoPrint will not auto-clear on top of a failed print. Because a person has to step in, a printer on a manual method can't keep running unattended overnight - it simply waits until someone clears and marks the bed.

## How to fix it

- Remove the part, click "Clear bed" in the printer's control panel, and mark the bed clear. AutoPrint resumes from there.
- To run hands-off (including overnight), set up an automatic bed-clearing method instead of the manual one.
- If the last print failed or was cancelled, that always needs a manual clear - remove the part and mark the bed clear before AutoPrint continues.

## Related

- [AutoPrint clearing methods](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-clearing-methods-every-way-to-clear-the-bed-607clg/)
- [Choosing how the bed gets cleared](https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/autoprint-put-your-printers-on-autopilot-1hssb9u/#2-choosing-how-the-bed-gets-cleared)