The print history feature: your searchable log of every print job

Every print your printers run is logged automatically in SimplyPrint. The print history page is a searchable, filterable table of those jobs, with filament used, time taken, cost, who started it, and how it went. It is the audit trail for a print farm and the "who printed what" record for a school or workshop.

This guide covers the print history table, its columns, the filters and search, archiving, CSV export, and the per-job detail page. You will find it under Print history in the left menu, or directly at simplyprint.io/panel/jobs.

Contents

• What the print history shows
• The columns
• Filtering and searching
• Archiving jobs
• Exporting to CSV
• Row actions: reprint, re-queue, download
• The job detail page
• How many jobs you can see
• Plan availability

What the print history shows

Once your first print finishes, it appears in the list automatically. There is nothing to switch on. Every job carries:

• Its outcome (done, stopped, failed, or still ongoing)
• The file that was printed
• How long it took versus how long it was estimated to take
• Start and end timestamps
• The printer it ran on
• Filament used per material, in grams and meters
• The calculated cost of the print

On an organization account, the history covers the whole account, so an admin can see every user's prints in one place. Regular members see their own jobs.

The columns

The table has a fixed set of columns. You can show, hide, and reorder them with the column controls above the table.

• Status - a colour-coded badge: green for done, red for failed, red for stopped (cancelled), and a blue badge for ongoing prints.
• File - the filename with a file-type icon. Click a row to open the full job.
• Print duration - how long the print actually took, alongside the slicer's estimate.
• Start and end dates - when the job started and finished.
• User - who submitted the job (and who started it, if different). This column only appears for org admins who can view all print history.
• Printer - the printer the job ran on, linking through to that printer's page.
• Filament - filament used per material strand, in grams and meters.
• Cost - the per-job cost (material, and on Print Farm and up, also electricity and labour). See the print cost article for how this is calculated.

On Print Farm and up you can also add custom fields, which show as extra columns (for example a project name, billing code, or class).

Filtering and searching

The toolbar above the table lets you narrow the list. Filtering runs on the server, so it searches your whole history, not just the page you are looking at.

• Status - tick any combination of Done, Stopped, Failed, and Ongoing.
• Printer - filter by one or more printers, printer models, or printer groups.
• Date range - pick a start and end date.
• User - filter by one or more users. This filter only appears for org admins who can view all print history.
• Search - the search bar matches on filename (up to 50 characters).

Sorting works on the filename, dates, status, and cost columns. Click a column header to sort.

Archiving jobs

Archiving hides finished jobs from the default list without deleting them, which keeps a busy farm's history tidy while still keeping the records. Archived jobs stay fully intact, and you can unarchive them at any time.

To archive jobs:

1. Tick the jobs you want to archive (or open a single job).
2. Click Archive in the toolbar, or use the archive row action.
3. The jobs drop out of the default view.

An Archived status filter lets you switch between three views:

• Only non-archived (the default)
• Only archived
• Show all

This filter only appears once you have permission to see archived jobs. To bring jobs back, select them in the archived view and choose Unarchive.

Exporting to CSV

You can download the visible history as a CSV file for billing, reporting, or your own analysis. The export is thorough: it includes job status, archived flag, cancel reason, rating, filename, start and end times, the user and who started it, whether it was AutoPrinted, the printer, filament usage (in mm, grams, and as raw JSON), print time, the full cost breakdown, any linked queue item, and every custom field.

To export, click the export button in the toolbar, choose your date range and columns, and download.

Row actions: reprint, re-queue, download

Each row has a set of quick actions (and the same actions appear on the job detail page):

• Reprint - start the same file on a printer again. See the reprint article for when a job is reprint-eligible.
• Re-queue - add the print back to your print queue (revives the original queue item, or clones it into the queue).
• Download - download the underlying print file, if it is still on our servers.

Reprinting or downloading other people's jobs needs the relevant permission from your account admin. Reprint and download actions only show on jobs whose file is still on our servers.

The job detail page

Click any row to open the full job at simplyprint.io/panel/jobs/ followed by the job ID. The detail page shows:

• A header with the file name, status, printer, the user who submitted it, durations, and filament usage
• A print info box with the slicer-derived details (nozzle, temperatures, layer height, infill, slicer name, and more) plus any custom field values
• A material box with the filament spools used, by colour, type, and grams or meters per extruder
• Action buttons (reprint, re-queue, download, and archive or unarchive)
• The job timeline - a chronological record of everything that happened during the print

The timeline is the heart of the detail page. It is covered in its own article: How to read the print job timeline.

How many jobs you can see

Your plan sets how far back you can open individual jobs. On plans with a limit, the most recent jobs are fully accessible and older ones beyond the limit are shown as placeholder rows in the table, with their detail pages locked behind an upgrade prompt. Print Farm, School, and Enterprise have no limit, so your full history stays open.

Plan availability

School and Enterprise plans include everything in the Print Farm column. See the pricing page for the full comparison.

Related articles

• How to read the print job timeline
• The statistics dashboard
• The reprint / print again feature
• Print cost calculations
• AI failure detection

Updated on: 26/06/2026