grpcurl is a command-line tool that lets you interact with gRPC servers. It's basically curl for gRPC servers.
The main purpose for this tool is to invoke RPC methods on a gRPC server from the command-line. gRPC servers use a binary encoding on the wire (protocol buffers, or "protobufs" for short). So they are basically impossible to interact with using regular curl (and older versions of curl that do not support HTTP/2 are of course non-starters). This program accepts messages using JSON encoding, which is much more friendly for both humans and scripts.
With this tool you can also browse the schema for gRPC services, either by querying a server that supports server reflection, by reading proto source files, or by loading in compiled "protoset" files (files that contain encoded file descriptor protos). In fact, the way the tool transforms JSON request data into a binary encoded protobuf is using that very same schema. So, if the server you interact with does not support reflection, you will either need the proto source files that define the service or need protoset files that grpcurl can use.
Yes. gRPCurl is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of gRPCurl?
The latest version is 1.9.3, released on Mar 11, 2025.
Is it safe to download gRPCurl?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 895335dfa7be74803eeb5acf3ec5d3b06c1e9483fdda3c7622bdef9ad388f32a.
Which Windows versions does gRPCurl support?
gRPCurl runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I uninstall gRPCurl?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find gRPCurl and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=fullstorydev.grpcurl -e.
Is there a portable version of gRPCurl?
Yes. gRPCurl is available as a portable ZIP archive (grpcurl_1.9.3_windows_x86_64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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