InfoQ - Event Stream Processing https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Event Stream Processing feed Confluent Moves Schema IDs to Kafka Headers to Simplify Schema Governance https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Event+Stream+Processing <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1776736992912.jpg"/><p>Confluent introduces a new approach in Apache Kafka that moves schema IDs from message payloads to record headers, aiming to simplify schema governance and evolution. The update integrates with Schema Registry, improves compatibility across serialization formats, and reduces coupling between data and metadata in event-driven architectures.</p> <i>By Leela Kumili</i> Protocol Buffers Event Stream Processing Schema Avro Data Analytics Apache Flink Data Pipelines Streaming JSON Apache Kafka Machine Learning Development Architecture & Design news Fri, 01 May 2026 14:06:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Event+Stream+Processing Leela Kumili 2026-05-01T14:06:00Z /news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/en