# Untyped Payloads

> Accepting data at a boundary with no schema, so malformed or unexpected shapes flow in unchecked.

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

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

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