Tracestate Ids Registry

This document provides a registry of identifiers used by the tracestate header defined in [[TRACE-CONTEXT]].

This is a registry and is expected to be updated as described in .

Purpose

Trace context [[TRACE-CONTEXT]] consists of properties crucial for event correlation, used to monitor the health and reliability of a distributed application. The [[TRACE-CONTEXT]] specification defines the tracestate header.

This registry is intended to provide a central location for enumerating identifiers user by tracestate.

Registration Entry Requirements and Update Process

  1. Each entry must include a unique id, where the scope of uniqueness is this registry.
  2. Each entry should include a link that references a public available specification (PAS) that defines the identifier for the tracestate header used in [[!TRACE-CONTEXT]].
  3. Each entry must include contact information of the requestor.

An update to this registry is an addition, change or deletion of an identifier. Any person can request an update to this registry by creating an issue on the trace-state-ids-registry repository. The Distributed Tracing Working Group will place it on an upcoming meeting agenda and notify the requestor. Consideration and disposition of the request is by consensus of the W3C Distributed Tracing Working Group. The Chair will then notify the requestor of the outcome and update the registry accordingly.

Registry

This section is the registry of identifiers used by the tracestate, which is defined at https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/.

Identifier Implementation or Company URL
in Instana
es Elastic
dt Dynatrace
nr New Relic
sw SolarWinds
ls Lightstep
ot OpenTelemetry
ms Microsoft
sn ServiceNow
sb SmartBear