# msgpack

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title: msgpack
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/processors/msgpack.md -->

**Available in:** Self-Managed

Converts messages to or from the [MessagePack](https://msgpack.org/) format.

Introduced in version 3.59.0.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
msgpack:
  operator: "" # No default (required)
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#operator)`operator`

The operation to perform on messages.

**Type**: `string`

| Option | Summary |
| --- | --- |
| from_json | Convert JSON messages to MessagePack format |
| to_json | Convert MessagePack messages to JSON format |