[id='protobuf_query']
:context: cli
= Querying Caches with Protobuf Metadata
{brandname} supports using Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) to structure data in the cache so that you can query it.

.Prerequisites
* Start the {brandname} CLI.
* Connect to a running {brandname} cluster.

include::{topics}/proc_cli_configuring_media_types.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_cli_registering_protobuf_schema.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_cli_querying_protobuf_schema.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Restore the parent context.
ifdef::parent-context[:context: {parent-context}]
ifndef::parent-context[:!context:]
