diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_add.go b/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_add.go
index 30c72a4ad877..dad8b0f9c056 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_add.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_add.go
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ func executeAddInbounds(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			base.Fatalf("failed to add inbound: %s", err)
 		}
-		showResponese(resp)
+		showJSONResponse(resp)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_remove.go b/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_remove.go
index 1673943a98ab..9ab83e20d601 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_remove.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/inbounds_remove.go
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ func executeRemoveInbounds(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			base.Fatalf("failed to remove inbound: %s", err)
 		}
-		showResponese(resp)
+		showJSONResponse(resp)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/logger_restart.go b/main/commands/all/api/logger_restart.go
index 259ac9627531..7bd6f10dbfce 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/logger_restart.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/logger_restart.go
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ func executeRestartLogger(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		base.Fatalf("failed to restart logger: %s", err)
 	}
-	showResponese(resp)
+	showJSONResponse(resp)
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_add.go b/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_add.go
index 5d99de4fb97d..5066e5439f98 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_add.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_add.go
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ func executeAddOutbounds(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			base.Fatalf("failed to add outbound: %s", err)
 		}
-		showResponese(resp)
+		showJSONResponse(resp)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_remove.go b/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_remove.go
index d9a8a945cedc..9fdbc07838c5 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_remove.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/outbounds_remove.go
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ func executeRemoveOutbounds(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			base.Fatalf("failed to remove outbound: %s", err)
 		}
-		showResponese(resp)
+		showJSONResponse(resp)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/shared.go b/main/commands/all/api/shared.go
index b09903689701..d3aaf0e1dc69 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/shared.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/shared.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package api
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/buf"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/main/commands/base"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
@@ -103,25 +103,25 @@ func fetchHTTPContent(target string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return content, nil
 }
 
-func showResponese(m proto.Message) {
+func protoToJSONString(m proto.Message, _, indent string) (string, error) {
+	ops := protojson.MarshalOptions{
+		Indent:          indent,
+		EmitUnpopulated: true,
+	}
+	b, err := ops.Marshal(m)
+	return string(b), err
+}
+
+func showJSONResponse(m proto.Message) {
 	if isNil(m) {
 		return
 	}
-	b := new(strings.Builder)
-	e := json.NewEncoder(b)
-	e.SetIndent("", "    ")
-	e.SetEscapeHTML(false)
-	err := e.Encode(m)
-	msg := ""
+	output, err := protoToJSONString(m, "", "    ")
 	if err != nil {
-		msg = fmt.Sprintf("error: %s\n\n%v", err, m)
-	} else {
-		msg = strings.TrimSpace(b.String())
-	}
-	if msg == "" {
-		return
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%v\n", m)
+		base.Fatalf("error encode json: %s", err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(msg)
+	fmt.Println(output)
 }
 
 func isNil(i interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/stats_get.go b/main/commands/all/api/stats_get.go
index 7e87cb98b190..c03fe5f8c520 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/stats_get.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/stats_get.go
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ func executeGetStats(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		base.Fatalf("failed to get stats: %s", err)
 	}
-	showResponese(resp)
+	showJSONResponse(resp)
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/stats_query.go b/main/commands/all/api/stats_query.go
index 725b506b211d..f31631990fa7 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/stats_query.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/stats_query.go
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ func executeQueryStats(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		base.Fatalf("failed to query stats: %s", err)
 	}
-	showResponese(resp)
+	showJSONResponse(resp)
 }
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/stats_sys.go b/main/commands/all/api/stats_sys.go
index 5f32d05b9ee5..de7a8ce24909 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/stats_sys.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/stats_sys.go
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ func executeSysStats(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		base.Fatalf("failed to get sys stats: %s", err)
 	}
-	showResponese(resp)
+	showJSONResponse(resp)
 }