Why Data Teams Are Adopting Data Contracts Over APIs

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Episode 38 of The Data Business Podcast: Lucas and Luna dig into why a growing number of enterprise data teams are replacing traditional REST APIs with data contracts — formal agreements between data producers and consumers that specify schema, semantics, SLAs, and expected usage. They unpack a real case from a mid-sized fintech that cut downstream incidents by 40 percent after switching to contract-driven data sharing. Lucas explains how data contracts differ from both APIs and data catalogs, why they reduce integration costs for analytics and AI pipelines, and where the approach still falls short. Luna questions whether the model scales across thousands of datasets and brings in a counterexample from a consumer-goods company that tried and reverted. The episode includes a listener-support mention for keeping the show ad-free. Tune in for a focused comparison between two approaches to data exchange. #DataContracts #API #DataIntegration #DataGovernance #DataProduct #Fintech #SchemaEvolution #SLA #DataProducers #DataConsumers #Business #Technology #DataEngineering #DataPipelines #Analytics #AI #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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