# XMTP Network gRPC API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-network-grpc-api/  
**Provider:** XMTP — https://apis.io/providers/xmtp/  
**Base URL:** grpc://grpc.xmtp.network  
**Documentation:** https://docs.xmtp.org

XMTP Network gRPC API is one of 7 APIs that [XMTP](https://apis.io/providers/xmtp/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include gRPC, Messaging, Encryption, MLS, and Web3. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, a getting-started guide, and rate-limit docs.

Core gRPC-based API for the XMTP decentralized messaging network. Provides operations for sending and retrieving encrypted group messages, managing MLS key packages, publishing identity updates, and streaming real-time message events. All messages are end-to-end encrypted using the MLS protocol standard. Node operators expose this API over TLS-secured public DNS endpoints.

## Machine-readable artifacts (11)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.xmtp.org
- **OpenAPI** — https://github.com/xmtp/proto
- **ProtocolBuffers** — https://github.com/xmtp/proto
- **GettingStarted** — https://docs.xmtp.org/chat-apps/intro/get-started
- **LibXMTPDocs** — https://xmtp-libxmtp.mintlify.app/api/xmtp-api
- **NodeImplementation** — https://github.com/xmtp/xmtpd
- **NetworkStatus** — https://status.xmtp.org
- **Plans** — https://xmtp.org/xmtp/plans.yml
- **RateLimits** — https://xmtp.org/xmtp/rate-limits.yml
- **FinOps** — https://xmtp.org/xmtp/finops.yml
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/xmtp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other XMTP APIs (6)

- [XMTP JavaScript/TypeScript SDK](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-javascripttypescript-sdk/)
- [XMTP Agent SDK](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-agent-sdk/)
- [XMTP Android SDK](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-android-sdk/)
- [XMTP iOS SDK](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-ios-sdk/)
- [XMTP React Native SDK](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-react-native-sdk/)
- [XMTP App Chain RPC API](https://apis.io/apis/xmtp/xmtp-app-chain-rpc-api/)

## Tags

gRPC, Messaging, Encryption, MLS, Web3

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