# Import: Protobuf

> Create a data contract from a Protobuf schema file.

#  Import: Protobuf

Creates a data contract from a [Protobuf](https://protobuf.dev/) `.proto` schema file.

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Given this [`orders.proto`](https://github.com/datacontract/datacontract-cli/blob/main/examples/imports/protobuf/orders.proto):

```protobuf
syntax = "proto3";

package checkout;

// One row per customer order.
message Orders {
  string order_id = 1;
  string order_timestamp = 2;
  string customer_id = 3;
  int64 order_total = 4;
  string status = 5;
}
```

Run:

```bash
datacontract import protobuf --source orders.proto
```

to produce the data contract:

```yaml
version: 1.0.0
kind: DataContract
apiVersion: v3.1.0
id: my-data-contract
name: My Data Contract
status: draft
schema:
- name: Orders
  physicalType: message
  description: Details of Orders.
  logicalType: object
  physicalName: Orders
  properties:
  - name: order_id
    physicalType: '9'
    description: Field order_id
    logicalType: string
    required: false
  - name: order_timestamp
    physicalType: '9'
    description: Field order_timestamp
    logicalType: string
    required: false
  - name: customer_id
    physicalType: '9'
    description: Field customer_id
    logicalType: string
    required: false
  - name: order_total
    physicalType: '3'
    description: Field order_total
    logicalType: integer
    required: false
  - name: status
# …
```

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All options: **[`datacontract import protobuf`](../commands/import/protobuf.md)**.