Airbyte schema changes break downstream pipelines
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Source Stripe: Invoice subscription field returns null for invoices created under newer billing models (pinned API version doesn't protect against this)
### Connector Name source-stripe ### Connector Version 6.0.10 ### What step the error happened? During the sync ### Relevant information Summary The connector pins Stripe API version 2022-11-15 and its docs state: "Stripe returns data shaped according to this version regardless...
[platform] `api/v1/catalogs/diff` returns 403 for deduplicated catalogs shared by multiple sources
...comparing the connection source against only the most recent fetch event. ## Temporary workaround The issue can be avoided by disabling the `asyncSchemaDiscovery` UI flag, which causes it to use the older synchronous schema refresh path. This appears to be an undocumented flag...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 2 a week over 2 days. Mostly on airbytehq/airbyte. Tools named alongside: PostgreSQL.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "schema-drift" rule about Airbyte. First post Sep 9, 2026, latest Sep 10, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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