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# APM Trace
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Retrieve full or pruned APM traces by trace ID.

## Get a trace by ID → preview{% #get-a-trace-by-id %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                              |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/trace/{trace_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/{trace_id} |

## Get a pruned trace by ID → preview{% #get-a-pruned-trace-by-id %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                     |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/pruned_trace/{trace_id} |