Protocol buffers are Google’s language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data – think XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler.

Protocol Buffers (a.k.a., protobuf) are Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data. You can learn more about it in protobuf's documentation.

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a free and open-source cross-platform data format used to serialize structured data. It is useful in developing programs that communicate with each other over a network …

This content aims to accurately describe all elements of the Protobuf language and the expected behavior of a Protobuf compiler. This language specification is the only accurate and complete …

Feb 13, 2024 · Protobuf, which is short for “Protocol Buffers,” is an efficient, language-agnostic data serialization mechanism. It enables developers to define structured data in a .proto file, which is then …

Jul 23, 2025 · Protocol Buffers (protobuf) is a method for serializing structured data, developed by Google. They provide a language-neutral, platform-neutral, and extensible mechanism for efficiently …

The standard protobuf binary wire format is the preferred serialization format for communication between two systems that use protobufs. For communicating with systems that use JSON rather than protobuf …

Mar 19, 2025 · In this article, we’ll be looking at the Google Protocol Buffer (protobuf) – a well-known language-agnostic binary data format. We can define a file with a protocol and next, using that …

Many implementations will refuse to serialize or parse messages that meet or exceed this 2 GiB limit. This limit often stems from the use of 32-bit integers for size calculations within the libraries. …

Protocol Buffers are a language-neutral, platform-neutral extensible mechanism for serializing structured data. It’s like JSON, except it’s smaller and faster, and it generates native language bindings.