Schema Registry

The Schema Registry provides a centralized repository for managing and validating schemas used for topic message data, as well as for the serialization and deserialization of data over the network. Producers and consumers use schemas to ensure data consistency and compatibility as the schemas evolve.

The Schema Registry is a key component of data governance, helping ensure data quality, adherence to standards, visibility into data lineage, auditing capabilities, cross‑team collaboration, efficient application development, and system performance.

As event stream data evolves, schemas change, but the Schema Registry manages these schema versions to ensure compatibility between producers and consumers. It guarantees that the correct schema definitions are available as schemas evolve.