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Traces

Traces

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Traces

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End-to-end request path through distributed services. A trace represents the complete journey of a request, composed of multiple spans with parent-child relationships. Traces reveal latency bottlenecks and failure points across service boundaries.

Key Properties

  • Spans and Trace Context
  • Context Propagation
  • Trace Visualization

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