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Since the default value for schemas.infer.enable is false, existing instances of JsonConverters will remain unaffected. In order to migrate to using these new capabilities for existing convertersconnectors already configured to use the JsonConverter, users will have to send a PUT request to the /connectors/{connector name}/config endpoint and include this property:

value.converter.schemas.infer.enable: "true"

Once the connector properties are updated, users can then feel free to strip away schema data from the upstream producers as they are no longer necessary for unmarshalling the Kafka Connect Schema.

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