https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Schema News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Schema-news <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 Machine Learning Schema Data Pipelines Data Analytics Apache Flink JSON Apache Kafka Avro Streaming Event Stream Processing 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=Schema-news Leela Kumili 2026-05-01T14:06:00Z /news/2026/05/confluent-kafka-header-schema-id/en