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Schema Evolution

Schema Evolution is the practice of managing changes to data schemas over time while preserving compatibility between producers and consumers. It covers backward compatibility, forward compatibility, full compatibility, breaking change detection, schema migration strategies, and versioning patterns for REST APIs, event streaming (Kafka/Avro), GraphQL, database schemas, and Protocol Buffers. Effective schema evolution is critical for maintaining API contracts and enabling independent deployment of distributed system components.

3 APIs 0 Features
Schema EvolutionBackward CompatibilityForward CompatibilityAPI VersioningBreaking ChangesSchema RegistryData MigrationKafka

APIs

Confluent Schema Registry API

The Confluent Schema Registry provides a serving layer for your metadata. It provides a RESTful interface for storing and retrieving your Avro, JSON Schema, and Protobuf schemas...

AWS Glue Schema Registry API

AWS Glue Schema Registry is a feature that enables you to centrally discover, control, and evolve data stream schemas. The AWS Glue Schema Registry API supports creating, deleti...

Apicurio Schema Registry API

Apicurio Registry is a datastore for standard event schemas and API designs. Apicurio Registry enables you to add, update, and remove artifacts from the registry using a REST AP...

Collections

Confluent Schema Registry API

OPEN

GraphQL

Schema Evolution GraphQL API

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans

Schema Evolution Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Schema Evolution Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Schema Evolution Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies

Schema Evolution Context

0 classes · 17 properties

JSON-LD

JSON Structure

Schema Evolution Compatibility Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Schema Evolution Backward Compatible Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

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Website
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JSONSchema
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JSONStructure
JSONStructure
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JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Sources

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Confluent Schema Registry API
  version: 1.0.0
items:
- info:
    name: Subjects
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List subjects
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects
    docs: List subjects
  - info:
      name: Look up a schema under a subject
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Look up a schema under a subject
  - info:
      name: Delete a subject
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
    docs: Delete a subject
  - info:
      name: List versions of a subject
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject/versions
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
    docs: List versions of a subject
  - info:
      name: Register a schema under a subject
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject/versions
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Register a schema under a subject
  - info:
      name: Get a specific version of a schema
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject/versions/:version
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      - name: version
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: A schema version (numeric or "latest")
    docs: Get a specific version of a schema
  - info:
      name: Delete a specific version of a schema
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/subjects/:subject/versions/:version
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      - name: version
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: A schema version (numeric or "latest")
    docs: Delete a specific version of a schema
- info:
    name: Schemas
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get a schema by id
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/schemas/ids/:id
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get a schema by id
  - info:
      name: List supported schema types
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/schemas/types
    docs: List supported schema types
- info:
    name: Compatibility
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Test compatibility against a specific version
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/compatibility/subjects/:subject/versions/:version
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      - name: version
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: A schema version (numeric or "latest")
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Test compatibility against a specific version
  - info:
      name: Test compatibility against all versions
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/compatibility/subjects/:subject/versions
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Test compatibility against all versions
- info:
    name: Config
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get global compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config
    docs: Get global compatibility configuration
  - info:
      name: Update global compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: PUT
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Update global compatibility configuration
  - info:
      name: Reset global compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config
    docs: Reset global compatibility configuration
  - info:
      name: Get subject-level compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config/:subject
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
    docs: Get subject-level compatibility configuration
  - info:
      name: Update subject-level compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: PUT
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config/:subject
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Update subject-level compatibility configuration
  - info:
      name: Reset subject-level compatibility configuration
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/config/:subject
      params:
      - name: subject
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: The subject name
    docs: Reset subject-level compatibility configuration
- info:
    name: Mode
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get global mode
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/mode
    docs: Get global mode
  - info:
      name: Update global mode
      type: http
    http:
      method: PUT
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/mode
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Update global mode
- info:
    name: Contexts
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List schema contexts
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/contexts
    docs: List schema contexts
- info:
    name: Exporters
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List schema exporters
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://your-schema-registry-host/exporters
    docs: List schema exporters
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