# printer collector The printer collector exposes metrics about printers and their jobs. | | | |---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Metric name prefix | `printer` | | Data source | WMI | | Classes | [Win32_Printer](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-printer)
[Win32_PrintJob](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-printjob) | | Enabled by default? | false | ## Flags ### `--collector.printer.include` If given, a printer needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding printer metrics to be reported ### `--collector.printer.exclude` If given, a printer needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding printer metrics to be reported ## Metrics Name | Description | Type | Labels -----|-------------|---------|------- `windows_printer_status` | Status of the printer at the time the performance data is collected | counter | `printer`, `status` `windows_printer_job_count` | Number of jobs processed by the printer since the last reset | gauge | `printer` `windows_printer_job_status` | A counter of printer jobs by status | gauge | `printer`, `status`