gRPC Support on Anypoint Platform
Implement and consume gRPC APIs as part of your API-led strategy using gRPC support in Anypoint Platform. gRPC is a high-performance, open-source framework for remote procedure calls (RPCs) that uses Protocol Buffers (protobuf) as the interface definition language. gRPC uses HTTP/2 for transport and is well-suited for server-to-server communication and microservices architectures.
Anypoint Platform supports gRPC in the following products and stages:
| API-Led Journey Stage | Product | Versions Supported | Learn More |
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Design Specs |
Anypoint Code Builder |
Protobuf 3 |
Design your gRPC specs (API Type: gRPC API, Protobuf 3) in Anypoint Code Builder and verify them in the API console. |
Govern Specs |
Anypoint API Governance |
Protobuf 3 |
Validate your gRPC API specs against governance rulesets during the design phase. After you publish the specs to Exchange, govern them using API Governance. |
Publish Specs |
Anypoint Exchange |
Protobuf 3 |
Publish your gRPC API specs to Exchange to share and promote collaboration. When implementing, you can filter by gRPC when searching for specs in Exchange. |
Implement APIs |
Anypoint Code Builder |
Protobuf 3 |
Scaffold and implement gRPC specs in a Mule project using Anypoint Code Builder. Discover specs from Exchange; APIkit generates the implementation from your .proto file. The minimum Mule runtime engine requirement for this feature is Mule 4.11. |
APIkit for gRPC |
Protobuf 3 |
Scaffold and implement gRPC APIs in a Mule project from a .proto file using APIkit for gRPC. The minimum Mule runtime engine requirement for this feature is Mule 4.11. |
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Deploy |
Runtime Fabric |
Protobuf 3 |
Deploy your gRPC API to Runtime Fabric. When deploying a gRPC API, you must enable HTTP/2 ingress. The minimum Mule runtime engine requirement is Mule 4.11 or later. |
Manage APIs |
Anypoint API Manager |
Protobuf 3 |
Create and manage your gRPC API instances and proxies; apply policies and SDLC for gRPC and HTTP/2. |
Flex Gateway |
Protobuf 3 |
Manage and govern your external gRPC services using Flex Gateway. |
History of gRPC Support
Following is a history of support for gRPC in Anypoint Platform.
March 17, 2026
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Anypoint Platform supports gRPC in the following products and capabilities:
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Anypoint Code Builder for designing gRPC API specifications (Protobuf 3)
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Anypoint Code Builder for implementing and scaffolding gRPC APIs
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APIkit for gRPC for scaffolding gRPC APIs from .proto specifications
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Anypoint Exchange for publishing and discovering gRPC API specifications
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Anypoint API Manager for managing gRPC API instances and applying policies
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Flex Gateway for managing external gRPC services
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Runtime Fabric and Hybrid Standalone (self-hosted deployments) for deploying gRPC APIs (HTTP/2 ingress; Mule runtime 4.11 or later required)
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Anypoint API Governance for governing gRPC API specifications
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