Creating a namespace

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Updated at August 25, 2025

Note

This feature is at the Preview stage.

Management console

In the management console, select the folder you want to create a connection in.
Select Yandex MetaData Hub.
In the left-hand panel, select Schema Registry.
Click Create a namespace.
In the Name field, set a unique name for the namespace.
Optionally, add a namespace description.
Under Compatibility parameters:
1. Set Compatibility check level:
  - BACKWARD: (Default) Consumers using the new schema can read data written by producers using the latest registered schema.
  - BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE: Consumers using the new schema can read data written by producers using all previously registered schemas.
  - FORWARD: Consumers using the latest registered schema can read data written by producers using the new schema.
  - FORWARD_TRANSITIVE: Consumers using all previously registered schemas can read data written by producers using the new schema.
  - FULL: New schema is forward and backward compatible with the latest registered schema.
  - FULL_TRANSITIVE: New schema is forward and backward compatible with all previously registered schemas.
  - NONE: Schema compatibility checks are disabled.
    For more information about schema compatibility types, see the Confluent documentation.
2. Select a compatibility policy for JSON schemas:
  - optional-friendly: Based on a solution using various content models for the producer and the consumer. It supports adding or removing optional parameters while maintaining full transitive compatibility.
  - Confluent: Follows the Confluent Schema Registry standards and ensures no full compatibility when adding and removing optional parameters.
3. Select a compatibility policy for Protobuf schemas:
  - Confluent: Based on the Confluent Schema Registry standards.
  - buf: Based on the Buf v1 standards.
Click Create.

Creating a namespace

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