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Cloud Trace API API

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Overview

Sends application trace data to Cloud Trace for viewing. Trace data is collected for all App Engine applications by default. Trace data from other applications can be provided using this API. This library is used to interact with the Cloud Trace API directly. If you are looking to instrument your application for Cloud Trace, we recommend using OpenTelemetry.

Cloud Trace API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 5 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://cloudtrace.googleapis.com/
Version
v2beta1
Endpoints
5
OpenAPI
Specification ↗
Spec updated
2023-04-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://cloudtrace.googleapis.com/v2beta1/NAME" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://cloudtrace.googleapis.com/v2beta1/NAME", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://cloudtrace.googleapis.com/v2beta1/NAME",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v2beta1/{name}Get a trace sink by name under the parent resource (GCP project).
PATCH/v2beta1/{name}Updates a sink. This method updates fields in the existing sink according to the provided update mask. The sink's name cannot be changed nor any output-only fie
DELETE/v2beta1/{name}Deletes a sink.
GET/v2beta1/{parent}/traceSinksList all sinks for the parent resource (GCP project).
POST/v2beta1/{parent}/traceSinksCreates a sink that exports trace spans to a destination. The export of newly-ingested traces begins immediately, unless the sink's `writer_identity` is not per

Questions

Does the Cloud Trace API API need an API key?

Yes. The Cloud Trace API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Cloud Trace API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Cloud Trace API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Cloud Trace API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 5 endpoints in version v2beta1. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the Cloud Trace API API?

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