--- title: The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC... description: Kong Insomnia 9.0 now integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting teams using gRPC point Insomnia at a BSR instance with an API token and module... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use · Buf | daily.dev og:description: Kong Insomnia 9.0 now integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting teams using gRPC point Insomnia at a BSR instance with an API token and module... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7qsKGqhhr.png og:image:alt: The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use · Buf og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use · Buf **[Buf Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/buf)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kong Insomnia 9.0 now integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting teams using gRPC point Insomnia at a BSR instance with an API token and module name to fetch service and RPC schemas. This is powered by Buf's new Reflection API, which the team positions as a production-ready alternative to gRPC server reflection, addressing its lack of browser support, caching, versioning, and auth. Insomnia converts binary requests/responses to human-readable JSON automatically once configured. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does Kong Insomnia 9.0 support gRPC schema access without a proto file? Insomnia 9.0 integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting you point a request at your BSR instance, provide a BSR API token, and specify the Buf module containing your schemas. Insomnia then queries the BSR for available services and RPCs and automatically converts binary gRPC requests and responses to human-readable JSON. _Developers wiring up gRPC tooling can follow integration changes like this one on daily.dev._ ### Why use Buf's Reflection API instead of gRPC server reflection in production? Buf's Reflection API is designed for production use, while gRPC server reflection works well only for local development. Server reflection doesn't work in browsers, lacks built-in caching, can't handle versioning across projects with differing dependency versions, and has no authentication or authorization. Buf's Reflection API uses request-response RPCs compatible with browsers, standard HTTP caching, dependency version handling, and BSR API tokens for auth. _Teams evaluating gRPC infrastructure choices can track tooling comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [gRPC vs REST Is the Wrong Question · Buf](https://daily.dev/posts/grpc-vs-rest-is-the-wrong-question-buf-xe2qehlxz) · Buf Blog · 109 upvotes · 4 comments - [A modern alternative to Protocol Buffer](https://daily.dev/posts/a-modern-alternative-to-protocol-buffer-k1dw3nil7) · Hacker News · 28 upvotes · 3 comments - [gRPC-Web Failed the Web · Buf](https://daily.dev/posts/grpc-web-failed-the-web-buf-yxi6aoslo) · Buf Blog · 51 upvotes · 8 comments - [Protobuf, JSON Schema, and OpenAPI · Buf](https://daily.dev/posts/protobuf-json-schema-and-openapi-buf-00wgyenfv) · Buf Blog · 7 upvotes · 0 comments - [The modern Protobuf workflow · Buf](https://daily.dev/posts/the-modern-protobuf-workflow-buf-c2m7gywhe) · Buf Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#grpc](https://daily.dev/tags/grpc) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use · Buf","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T07:20:17.335Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T07:22:25.400Z","description":"Kong Insomnia 9.0 now integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting teams using gRPC point Insomnia at a BSR instance with an API token and module...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7ad9f87456d776dc1f6f6a4e6cc40177?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7ad9f87456d776dc1f6f6a4e6cc40177?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Buf Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Buf Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--2YBgo_Nm--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787469605/logos/buf?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/buf"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"architecture,backend,grpc","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Buf Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/buf"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use · Buf"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-bsr-now-integrates-with-kong-insomnia-making-grpc-even-easier-to-use-buf-7qskgqhhr#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does Kong Insomnia 9.0 support gRPC schema access without a proto file?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Insomnia 9.0 integrates with the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), letting you point a request at your BSR instance, provide a BSR API token, and specify the Buf module containing your schemas. 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