# Apache SkyWalking gRPC Data Collect Protocol

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/apache-skywalking/apache-skywalking-grpc-data-collect-protocol/  
**Provider:** Apache SkyWalking — https://apis.io/providers/apache-skywalking/  
**Documentation:** https://github.com/apache/skywalking-data-collect-protocol

Apache SkyWalking gRPC Data Collect Protocol is one of 3 APIs that [Apache SkyWalking](https://apis.io/providers/apache-skywalking/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Telemetry, Agents, and Tracing. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

The SkyWalking data collection protocol defines gRPC service definitions for telemetry data ingestion from language agents and service mesh proxies. It covers trace data (v3), JVM metrics, meter protocol, event reporting, browser performance data, instance properties, continuous profiling, eBPF profiling, and log data protocols. Agents report data to OAP server on port 11800.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://skywalking.apache.org/docs/main/next/en/api/trace-data-protocol-v3/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/apache/skywalking-data-collect-protocol

## Other Apache SkyWalking APIs (2)

- [Apache SkyWalking GraphQL Query API](https://apis.io/apis/apache-skywalking/apache-skywalking-graphql-query-api/)
- [Apache SkyWalking REST API](https://apis.io/apis/apache-skywalking/apache-skywalking-rest-api/)

## Tags

gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Telemetry, Agents, Tracing, Metrics

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