Avro schema : is adding an enum value to existing schema backward compatible?

Question

I have an enum field for status in my Avro schema in which the possible statuses currently are

PENDING
APPROVED
REJECTED

I want to add one mor

Answer 1

I don't think it is, but you are welcome to use the Schema Registry API to verify compatbility

https://docs.confluent.io/current/schema-registry/develop/api.html#id1