Tracing Drilldown
Timestamp actions in the tracing drilldown Info Panel
The timestamp fields in the span Info Panel now offer the same quick actions as the header: Copy Timestamp, Copy as Epoch, View Surrounding Explore Logs, and View Surrounding Explore Traces/Spans — so you can copy a precise time or pivot to correlated logs and traces without leaving the panel. Learn more
Load more spans
When a trace exceeds the 20,000-span display cap, a Load more spans button lets you page through the rest of the trace in the Dependencies, Flame, and Gantt views without changing the time range picker. Learn more
Timeline overview in the Gantt view
The Gantt view now includes an Overview bar above the timeline, showing the full trace duration with color-coded mini bars. Drag across it to zoom into a slice of the trace—the Gantt chart follows, and the readout shows the selected time range and its share of the trace—then reset to the full trace in one click. Learn more
Correlate across multiple logs datasets in the tracing drilldown
The Logs tab's Dataset selector now takes more than one dataset. By default it covers all the logs datasets you can access, correlating across everything in a single query; select specific datasets to narrow it. Search the list to find a dataset by name. Learn more
Set a team default for Related Logs correlation
Team admins can set the default By correlation for the Related Logs tab across the whole team, so members inherit the right correlation instead of each setting it themselves. Set it from Settings, then Account, then Preferences, in the Team level view card. Users can still override it for themselves. Learn more
Choose the logs dataset in the tracing drilldown
The Logs tab in the tracing drilldown adds a Dataset selector next to By, so you can correlate against a specific logs dataset instead of the default. Your choice is saved and travels in the drilldown URL. Learn more
Share the tracing drilldown view with a link
The Copy link icon in the tracing drilldown copies a self-contained link that reopens the exact view—the trace, fixed time range, action-bar filters, the active Gantt, Flame, or Dependencies view and its settings, Info Panel state, related-data selections, and layout. The link encodes everything in its URL parameters, so anyone with access to the data sees the same view in any browser or session, and it keeps working as long as the data is retained. Learn more
Timeline overview in the Flame view
The Flame view now includes a Timeline Overview bar above the flame graph, showing the full trace duration with color-coded mini bars. Drag across it to zoom into any slice of the trace—the graph follows and a readout shows the selected interval—then reset to the full trace in one click. Learn more
Log and AI Session event markers in Gantt
Gantt view now surfaces log events and AI Session activity as event markers on the trace timeline, alongside the existing HTTP, gRPC, database, and span events. Logs are correlated to their span by timestamp—Error and Critical severities show the error indicator—and AI Session markers reveal where Gen-AI activity occurred regardless of which span is selected. Hover any marker for details. Learn more
OTel span links and Trace Quality Indicators
OTel span links — Clickable connections between asynchronously related spans are now visible in the Gantt and Dependencies views, making it easy to follow a message queue or async handoff without losing the trace context. Learn more
Trace Quality Indicators — A badge on the trace header flags structural issues — missing root span, multiple root spans — so you can identify incomplete traces at a glance and investigate instrumentation gaps. Learn more
Service health context on the Info Panel Performance section
The Info Panel Performance section now surfaces service-level signals for the span's service, scoped to a 15-minute window around the span's start time. New fields include SLO Status (shown as X OK, Y BREACHED), Health (Healthy, Critical, Warning, or Unmonitored), and Incidents (count of active incidents, with a View Incident link per incident). Each field has a View APM Service catalog action that opens the catalog filtered by the service. The Infrastructure tab in Span related data also shows live pod and node status inline. Learn more
Color by, Depth, and Trace layout moved to the action bar
In the Tracing Drilldown, the Color by, Depth, and Trace layout controls now appear as dropdowns directly in the action bar, so you can change them in one select instead of opening a menu. Gantt view exposes Color by and Depth; Flame view exposes Color by and Trace layout; Dependencies Span view exposes Color by. On smaller screens, the same controls remain in the menu. Learn more
DataPrime queries in the Logs tab View query drawer
In the Span related data Logs tab, the View query drawer now shows the correlation query in two formats — DataPrime and Lucene — for the Span, Trace, and Service views. Custom view stays Lucene-only because custom field mappings don't translate to a standard DataPrime expression. Copy either query, or select Open in Explore Logs to run it in the full logs experience with the time range preserved. Learn more
Request loops shown as dashed edges in Dependencies
When a trace contains a cyclic dependency — a request that flows back through a service or span that already called it — the back-pointing edge automatically renders as a dashed line in both Service view and Span view of the Tracing Drilldown Dependencies view. The dashed edge appears whenever the cycle exists; there's no toggle to enable. Use it to spot request loops that signal architectural issues and complicate troubleshooting. Learn more
Tracing Drilldown quick actions and Dependencies controls
Quick actions on graph elements — Right-click a span in Flame or Gantt, or select the 3-dots icon on a node in Dependencies, to pivot between views, open Highlights, or jump to APM. Service-view nodes in Dependencies expose APM Service Catalog, APM Service Operation, APM Database, APM Database Operation, and APM Serverless depending on service type. Gantt quick actions also include Show Surrounding Spans for traces beyond the time range or span limits. Learn more
New Dependencies controls — A new Node detail toggle in the Dependencies more actions menu controls how much information each node shows (Compact / Standard, default Standard). The 20,000-span cap now also applies to Dependencies (Span view and Service view), matching Flame and Gantt. Learn more
Dependencies view in Tracing Drilldown
New Dependencies view visualizes how a request flows through your architecture at the service or span level, with Color by, Group by, Aggregation, an on-graph toolbar, and a minimap. Clicking a service name in the span header opens a searchable dropdown of spans in that service. The Tracing Drilldown now opens in Gantt view by default. Learn more
Span Related Data — Logs correlation update
Enhanced log-to-span correlation with a new three-field mapping (Logs, Span, Service) and a View by selector with four options: Custom, Span, Trace, and Service. Custom view correlates logs using your own field mappings, while Span, Trace, and Service views use standard OTel fields automatically. Learn more
Tracing Drilldown enhancements
AI Session tab in Related Data — When a span represents a GenAI or LLM operation, the new AI Session tab displays the associated chat, highlights the specific span, and surfaces metadata fields, evaluation scores, and tool calls — all within the tracing drilldown. Learn more
Time range picker — A new time range picker in the drilldown header controls the query window for all related data. Default times are dynamic based on trace size. Maximum trace time range is 3 days; maximum span display is 20,000 spans per view. Learn more
Small spans indication in Flame view — In traces with many short-duration spans, the Flame view groups consecutive small sibling spans into a single block with a count label. Zoom in to reveal merged spans, or select the block to browse individual spans in a filterable list. Learn more
Explore Tracing: spans, traces, and the drilldown
Navigate from RED Metrics to Tracing Drilldown — Select any data point in a RED Metrics graph in Explore Tracing to open the Tracing Drilldown with Group By context preserved. Aggregation type determines which span is auto-focused in the drilldown. Learn more
Investigate with the Tracing Drilldown — New dedicated documentation covers the Tracing Drilldown and its three main areas: trace view, Info Panel, and Related Data. Move from a selected span to correlated logs, infrastructure context, and profiling without leaving Explore Tracing. Learn more
Span Fields and Attributes — The Info Panel displays fields, tags, and metadata for the selected span or trace, including a span duration distribution heatmap to compare performance against similar spans. Learn more
Headers and Quick Actions — Use header menus to pivot to correlated logs, APM service context, or profiles, and refine your active query directly from the Tracing Drilldown. Learn more
Visualize Spans and Traces — View the selected trace as a Gantt Chart, Flame Graph, or Service Dependency View to understand execution structure, timing, and service interactions. Learn more
View Related Data — Surface correlated telemetry for the selected span or trace, including logs, infrastructure context, profiling data, events, and AI insights. Learn more
Explore Tracing — New documentation for the Explore Tracing workspace, covering how to query, filter, and investigate traces and spans across distributed services. Learn more