# Finding size of a google protocol buffer object

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-size-of-a-google-protocol-buffer-object/51803>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-size-of-a-google-protocol-buffer-object/51803 "2020-12-14T14:02:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-size-of-a-google-protocol-buffer-object/51803/1 "2020-12-14T14:02:10Z")

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I’ve looked through ProtoBuf.jl, and nothing has jumped out. Short of calling `writeproto()`, is there a way of finding the size of the binary-formatted object?