Confluent Schema Registry
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Confluent Kafka schema registry.
Definition
Schema Registry exposes subjects (typically <topic>-value, <topic>-key) with schema versions. Compatibility modes: BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE, NONE. Open-source (Apache 2.0) + Confluent Cloud managed. Stream Governance for data contracts.
Origin
Created by Confluent in 2015 ; integrated in Confluent Cloud since 2019 ; Stream Governance launched 2022.
Example in context
A Java service publishes Avro events to a topic, the Schema Registry validates backward compatibility before accepting.
Related terms
- Avro — dominant format.