# Data contract check reference

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Data contracts are now available as a [public beta](https://beta.soda.io/create-account) feature.

See the new [Data Testing documentation](https://app.gitbook.com/s/A2PmHkO5cBgeRPdiPPOG/data-testing) for setup and guidance.
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Soda data contracts is a Python library that verifies data quality standards as early and often as possible in a data pipeline so as to prevent negative downstream impact. Be aware, Soda data contracts checks do not use SodaCL. Learn more [About Soda data contracts](https://docs.soda.io/soda-documentation/soda-v3/data-contracts/..#about-data-contracts).

Access the [data contract check reference](https://github.com/sodadata/soda-core/blob/main/docs/data-contracts-language.md) in the Soda Core repository in GitHub.

## Go further

* Learn how to [prepare](https://docs.soda.io/soda-documentation/soda-v3/data-contracts/data-contracts-write) a data contract.

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