---
type: Sensor Reference
title: "SNMP Printer OIDs: Toner, Page Count & Status Reference"
description: "The SNMP OIDs for printers — Printer-MIB (RFC 3805) supply/toner levels, page counts and status via prtMarkerSupplies, with the toner-percentage caveat."
resource: "https://snmp-monitoring.info/sensors/printer/"
tags: [sensors]
timestamp: 2026-07-11T00:00:00Z
---

# SNMP Printer OIDs: Toner, Page Count & Status Reference

The SNMP OIDs for printers — Printer-MIB (RFC 3805) supply/toner levels, page counts and status via prtMarkerSupplies, with the toner-percentage caveat.

## Related concepts

- Up: [SNMP Sensors & OID Catalog: Every Metric You Can Monitor](/sensors/index.md)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the OID for toner level?

prtMarkerSuppliesLevel at 1.3.6.1.2.1.43.11.1.1.9 from the Printer-MIB, one value per supply row. Pair it with prtMarkerSuppliesMaxCapacity (.8) to compute a percentage, and match the right supply by prtMarkerSuppliesDescription (.6). Watch for the −2 (unknown) and −3 (some remaining) special values.

### How do I compute the % toner remaining?

Divide the level by the max capacity and multiply by 100: prtMarkerSuppliesLevel ÷ prtMarkerSuppliesMaxCapacity × 100. First guard against the special negatives — a level of −2 means unknown and −3 means "some remaining but not quantified," so those aren't real numbers to divide.

### What OID is the printer page count?

prtMarkerLifeCount at 1.3.6.1.2.1.43.10.2.1.4 — the lifetime count of impressions. It's cumulative, so for pages over a period you subtract two readings taken at the start and end of that period rather than reading the raw total.

### What MIB do printers use?

The standard Printer-MIB (RFC 3805) at 1.3.6.1.2.1.43, which most network printers implement. It standardises supplies (toner/ink), page counts, tray and alert status, so a mixed-vendor fleet largely answers the same OIDs — a big advantage over vendor-only device classes.

## Source

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