Use fmt.Sprintf to convert an interface value to a string. var x interface{} = "abc" str := fmt.Sprintf("%v", x) In fact, the same technique can be used to get a string representation of any data structure. var x interface{} = []int{1, 2, 3} str := fmt.Sprintf("%v", x) fmt.Println(str) // "[1 2 3]" Fmt cheat sheet

