gRPC Message Viewer

Paste gRPC request/response text and pretty-print it. Works offline.

gRPC Message Viewer & Toolkit
Upload .proto files, decode/encode gRPC messages, inspect schemas, and test services
Upload or Paste Proto File

Drag and drop a .proto file here

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About This Tool

✅ Fully client-side processing

✅ Proto3 syntax support

✅ Monaco Editor with syntax highlighting

✅ Drag & drop file upload

✅ Activity history

About gRPC Message Viewer & Toolkit

gRPC payloads are Protocol Buffers, a compact binary format that is unreadable without the corresponding schema. When you are debugging an RPC, that opacity is the problem: a captured message tells you nothing until you can line it up against its .proto definition. This toolkit lets you load a schema, then decode, inspect, and pretty-print messages so the wire format becomes something you can actually read and reason about.

It goes beyond viewing. You can encode messages from structured input, explore the types and services a .proto file declares, diff two messages to see exactly which fields changed, and generate mock data that conforms to a schema for tests and local stubs. A Monaco editor provides syntax highlighting and a comfortable editing surface for both the proto definitions and the message content.

Because it all runs in the browser, schemas and messages stay on your machine — handy when you are working with internal service definitions you would rather not paste into a remote service. Use it as a quick inspector during debugging or as a scratchpad while you design a new message type.

How to use gRPC Message Viewer & Toolkit

  1. Load your schema

    Upload or paste the .proto file that defines the messages and services you are working with.

  2. Decode or encode

    Paste an encoded gRPC message to decode it into readable fields, or build a message and encode it against the schema.

  3. Explore and compare

    Browse the declared types and services, and diff two messages to spot exactly which fields differ.

  4. Generate mock data

    Produce schema-valid mock messages to seed tests, local stubs, or example payloads.

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