Grpcurl Command Line Grpc Client

---
name: "grpcurl Command-Line gRPC Client"
slug: "grpcurl-command-line-grpc-client"
description: "Like cURL but for gRPC servers. A command-line tool for interacting with gRPC services using server reflection or proto files, supporting unary calls, streaming, TLS, and metadata headers."
github_stars: 12548
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "fullstorydev/grpcurl"
  github_stars: 12548
---

# grpcurl Command-Line gRPC Client

Like cURL but for gRPC servers. A command-line tool for interacting with gRPC services using server reflection or proto files, supporting unary calls, streaming, TLS, and metadata headers.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install grpcurl
- docker pull fullstorydev/grpcurl:latest
- docker run fullstorydev/grpcurl api.grpc.me:443 list
- go install github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/cmd/grpcurl@latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### Docker
- For platforms that support Docker, you can download an image that lets you run grpcurl:
- Note that there are some pitfalls when using docker:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- invoke gRPC endpoints. This code is a great example of how to use the various packages of
- ### Binaries
- Download the binary from the [releases](https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/releases) page.

- Source: https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/grpcurl-command-line-grpc-client/)