# Binary Data Formats

Binary data formats store the same kind of records as JSON, but as compact bytes instead of readable text, which saves space and parsing work in APIs, databases and devices. Decoding a Protocol Buffers, MessagePack, CBOR or BSON message shows its contents as JSON; encoding turns JSON back into bytes.

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