Traces
Spans show the path and timing of a request across services.
What you will be able to do
- Propagate trace ids.
- Instrument outbound calls.
- Sample deliberately.
In plain English
Spans show the path and timing of a request across services.
- Propagate trace ids.
- Instrument outbound calls.
- Sample deliberately.
request -> auth span -> db span -> cache spanYour turn
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