# How can I parse and process Protobuf data?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [September 24, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-parse-and-process-protobuf-data/96343 "2024-09-24T07:11:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![tamerplc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d78d45/32.png) [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-parse-and-process-protobuf-data/96343/6 "2025-01-19T13:03:16Z")

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Here guidance

> [@Protobuf data encoding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protobuf-data-encoding/97572/7):
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> it's working after getting some guidance from Ignition support team grinning Define the Protobuf schema that describes the structure of the data you want to serialize/deserialize. This schema file (.proto) defines the types and structure of the messages. Generate Java code from the Protobuf schema using a Protobuf compiler (protoc) to generate Java classes from the .proto schema file. The protoc compiler reads the .proto file and outputs Java source files corresponding to the schema. …

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