Create a trace (OTLP)

Send traces using the standard OTLP/HTTP protocol. Any OpenTelemetry-compatible SDK can export directly to this endpoint. Accepts both application/json and application/x-protobuf content types.

For the easiest setup, use the Respan tracing SDK or the OpenTelemetry integration which auto-configures the exporter.

Send traces using the standard [OTLP/HTTP](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/) protocol. Any OpenTelemetry-compatible SDK can export directly to this endpoint. Accepts both `application/json` and `application/x-protobuf` content types. For the easiest setup, use the [Respan tracing SDK](/docs/sdks/python-sdk/overview) or the [OpenTelemetry integration](/docs/integrations/opentelemetry) which auto-configures the exporter.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

resourceSpanslist of objectsRequired

Array of resource spans. Each element represents spans from a single resource (service).

Response

Spans accepted.

partialSuccessobject

Errors

400

Bad Request Error

401

Unauthorized Error

1	curl -X POST https://api.respan.ai/api/v2/traces \
2	-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxxxx" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-d '{
5	"resourceSpans": [
6	{},
7	{}
8	]
9	}'

Headers

Request

Response

Errors