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Schema Registry - CI/CD Glossary Definition

A schema registry centrally stores versioned API and message schemas so producers and consumers stay compatible.

A schema registry is a central store of API or message schemas and their versions, letting producers and consumers agree on shapes. CI checks new schemas against the registry for compatibility before publishing.

Registries are common with event systems like Kafka but also apply to GraphQL and REST. A pipeline step registers a candidate schema and rejects it if it breaks compatibility rules.

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