Sequence

Every record is assigned an immutable sequence number by S2, expressing ordering within its stream.

Headers

Record metadata can be tracked via binary key-value metadata pairs at a per-record level, similar to HTTP headers.

Body

The core binary content of a record.

Record

The fundamental unit of a stream.

Stream

An unbounded sequence of records. Always durable.

Basin

Namespace for streams, similar to a “bucket” in object storage.

Account

How we identify you. An account owns basins.