# How to get protobuf messsages from ic? **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-to-get-protobuf-messsages-from-ic/10409 "2022-01-21T10:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tingfei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/tingfei/32/863_2.png) [@tingfei](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/tingfei)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-to-get-protobuf-messsages-from-ic/10409/1 "2022-01-21T10:10:19Z")
The [ic-protobuf](https://github.com/dfinity/ic/tree/master/rs/protobuf) contains protobuf messages used by the Replica. But I don’t know how to get the protobuf messages like **registry**. does anyone can give me a example? ---
**Author:** ![skilesare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/skilesare/32/5609_2.png) [@skilesare](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/skilesare)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-to-get-protobuf-messsages-from-ic/10409/2 "2022-01-21T17:30:15Z")
We’ve talked some about a protobuf library for motoko, but the general consensus has been to migrate toward candid and add candid interfaces for the few protobuf functions that are out there. I don’t understand the slowness in adding these endpoints, but hopefully they are coming soon. The big outstanding ones that I know about are: Ledger -getting Block detail -getting archive index Ledger Archive -getting Block detail Governance -getting the XDR ratio ---
**Author:** ![Gekctek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/gekctek/32/6863_2.png) [@Gekctek](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Gekctek)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/how-to-get-protobuf-messsages-from-ic/10409/3 "2025-07-28T20:53:20Z")
You got it! [Protobuf Library](https://mops.one/protobuf)