--- title: Get a trace by ID description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > APM Trace --- # Get a trace by ID{% #get-a-trace-by-id %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/). | 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} | ### Overview Retrieve a full APM trace by its trace ID, including every span in the trace. Traces are returned from live storage when available and fall back to longer-term storage. This endpoint is rate limited to `60` requests per minute per organization. This endpoint requires the `apm_read` permission. OAuth apps require the `apm_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#apm-trace) to access this endpoint. ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | -------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | trace_id [*required*] | string | The trace ID. Accepts either a 32-character hexadecimal string (128-bit trace ID) or a decimal string of up to 39 digits. | #### Query Strings | Name | Type | Description | | -------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | include_fields | array | List of span fields to include in the response. When omitted, every available field is returned. Values may be passed as repeated query parameters or as a single comma-separated value. | ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} Response containing a single trace. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | -------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | A trace resource document. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | The attributes of a trace returned by the Get trace by ID endpoint. | | attributes | is_truncated [*required*] | boolean | Indicates whether the trace was truncated because its size exceeded the maximum response payload. | | attributes | spans [*required*] | [object] | The list of spans that compose the trace. | | spans | duration [*required*] | int64 | The duration of the span, in nanoseconds. | | spans | endTime [*required*] | int64 | The end time of the span, in Unix nanoseconds. | | spans | error [*required*] | enum | Error flag for a span. `1` when the span is in error, `0` otherwise. Allowed enum values: `0,1` | | spans | meta [*required*] | object | String-valued tags attached to the span. Tag keys starting with `_` are filtered out of the response. | | additionalProperties | | string | | spans | metrics [*required*] | object | Numeric metrics attached to the span. Metric keys starting with `_` are filtered out of the response. | | additionalProperties | | double | | spans | name [*required*] | string | The operation name of the span. | | spans | parentID [*required*] | int64 | The ID of the parent span, or `0` when the span is a trace root. | | spans | resource [*required*] | string | The resource that the span describes. | | spans | resourceHash | string | A hash of the resource field. | | spans | restricted | boolean | Whether access to the span is restricted by the organization's data access policies. | | spans | self_time | double | The time spent in the span itself, excluding time spent in child spans, in nanoseconds. | | spans | service [*required*] | string | The name of the service that emitted the span. | | spans | spanID [*required*] | int64 | The span ID, as an unsigned 64-bit integer. | | spans | startTime [*required*] | int64 | The start time of the span, in Unix nanoseconds. | | spans | traceID [*required*] | int64 | The lower 64 bits of the trace ID, as an unsigned 64-bit integer. | | spans | traceIDFull [*required*] | string | The full 128-bit trace ID, encoded as a 32-character hexadecimal string. | | spans | type [*required*] | string | The type of the span (for example, `web`, `db`, or `rpc`). | | data | id [*required*] | string | The full 128-bit trace ID, encoded as a 32-character hexadecimal string. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The type of the trace resource. The value is always `trace`. Allowed enum values: `trace` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "is_truncated": false, "spans": [ { "duration": 500000000, "endTime": 1716800000500000000, "error": 0, "meta": { "": "string" }, "metrics": { "": "number" }, "name": "web.request", "parentID": 0, "resource": "GET /products", "resourceHash": "6a4e9b7f", "restricted": false, "self_time": 250000000, "service": "web-store", "spanID": 9876543210987655000, "startTime": 1716800000000000000, "traceID": 12345678901234567000, "traceIDFull": "0000000000000000abc1230000000000", "type": "web" } ] }, "id": "0000000000000000abc1230000000000", "type": "trace" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="404" %} Not Found {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="413" %} Payload Too Large {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \# Path parameters export trace_id="0000000000000000abc1230000000000" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/trace/${trace_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" {% /tab %}