# Ad-Hoc Payloads

> Sending payloads with no agreed schema, so consumers must guess at structure and break on change.

Record: `lex:ad-hoc-payloads`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-ad-hoc-payloads

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Schema Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/schema-contract.md)